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psychogeriatrics
[ sahy-koh-jeer-ee-a-triks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the psychology of old age.
psychogeriatrics
/ ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular med the branch of health care concerned with the study, diagnosis, and sometimes treatment of mentally disordered older people Compare geriatrics
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Other Words From
- psycho·geri·atric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psychogeriatrics1
First recorded in 1965–70; psycho- + geriatrics
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