gerontology

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gerontology — noun

1. an academic field that examines how people age — the bodily, mental, and social

1.名詞C1
釋義

an academic field that examines how people age — the bodily, mental, and social changes that come with growing older, and how to care for elderly people.

例句

Devika earned a master's degree in gerontology before joining a hospital in Mumbai.

degree in gerontology — academic field collocation

Researchers in gerontology study why some adults stay sharp into their nineties while others decline early.

researchers in gerontology — typical subject phrasing

同義詞
  • geroscience

    narrower — focuses on the biology of aging only

  • aging studies

    more informal, often used in humanities contexts

文法句型

the study of gerontology

specialize in gerontology

用法筆記

Uncountable; rarely used with an article unless naming a specific program (e.g. 'the gerontology program at Yale'). Distinguish from 'geriatrics', which is the medical specialty treating elderly patients — gerontology is broader and includes social and psychological aspects.

常見錯誤

❌She is a gerontology.
✅She is a gerontologist.
💡'gerontology' is the field; the person is a 'gerontologist'.
❌He works in geriatrics and gerontology, which mean the same thing.
✅Geriatrics treats illnesses in older patients; gerontology studies aging broadly.
💡the two are related but not interchangeable.