Geriatrics vs. Gerontology

Geriatricsnoun

(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.

Gerontologynoun

The study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.

Geriatricsnoun

the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

Gerontologynoun

The branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.

Geriatrics

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults.

Gerontologynoun

the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

Gerontology

Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων, geron, and -λογία, -logia, .

‘old man’; ‘study of’;