psychogeriatrics

[ sahy-koh-jeer-ee-a-triks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the psychology of old age.

psychogeriatrics

/ ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular med the branch of health care concerned with the study, diagnosis, and sometimes treatment of mentally disordered older people Compare geriatrics

Other Words From

• psycho·geri·atric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychogeriatrics¹

First recorded in 1965–70; psycho- + geriatrics