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geriatrician

/dʒˌɛɹiətɹˈɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
geri-a-tri-cian
IPA
/dʒˌɛɹiətɹˈɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical doctor specialising in the assessment and treatment of elderly people.

Etymology

Etymology tree English geriatric Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English geriatrician From geriatric + -ian.

Inflected Forms

geriatricians (plural)

Synonyms

gerontologist

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce geriatrician?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˌɛɹiətɹˈɪʃən/.
What does geriatrician mean?
A medical doctor specialising in the assessment and treatment of elderly people.
Where does geriatrician come from?
Etymology tree English geriatric Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English geriatrician From geriatric + -ian.

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