gerontology
noun
ger·on·tol·o·gy
ˌjer-ən-ˈtä-lə-jē 
: the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
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Two years earlier, my father had decided to leave a successful business in mid-career to pursue a doctorate in gerontology, the study of aging.
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Andrew B. Frank, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
Baker, a gerontology and geriatric medicine professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has studied aging and cognitive decline for many years.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Valter Longo, professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California, said taking a large amount of supplements risked adverse interactions.
—Christopher Beam, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Paul Shiels, a professor of cellular gerontology at the University of Glasgow, who was not involved in the new research, says the study was well powered with sizable cohorts.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023
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Andrew B. Frank, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
Baker, a gerontology and geriatric medicine professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has studied aging and cognitive decline for many years.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Valter Longo, professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California, said taking a large amount of supplements risked adverse interactions.
—Christopher Beam, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Paul Shiels, a professor of cellular gerontology at the University of Glasgow, who was not involved in the new research, says the study was well powered with sizable cohorts.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023
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gerontology
noun
ger·on·tol·o·gy
-ə-jē
plural gerontologies
: the comprehensive study of aging and the problems of the aged compare geriatric sense 1
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