1 (geriatrics) [U] the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and care of old people
2 [C] (informal, offensive) an old person, especially one with poor physical or mental health:
I'm not a geriatric yet, you know!
geriatric adjective:
the geriatric ward (= in a hospital) * a geriatric vehicle (= old and in bad condition)
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