geriatrics
nounHow many syllables in geriatrics?
There are 4 syllables in the word geriatrics.How to pronounce geriatrics:
Definition of geriatrics:
- geriatrics (noun):
- compare gerontology
- the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people.
- a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
Synonyms for geriatrics:
adults
ancients
dowagers
elders
gerontology
golden-agers
graybeards
medical specialty
medicine
old-timers
oldsters
patriarchs
senior citizens
seniors
Antonyms for geriatrics:
young
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- geoponics
- geologist
- geographic
- geocentric
- generousness
- galapagos
- furosemide
- furfuraceous
- frequency
- fredericksburg
- frederica
- franyeli
- fragmentation
- foundational
- fluctuated
- flamboyancy
- flabbergasting
- firefighters
- filipino
- figurative
- figueroa
- fertilizer
- fernandina
- feodary
- fantabulous
- fancifully
- fagioli
- factorials
- facilities
- facilitates
- faciata
- fabricating
- extumescence
- extricable
- extinguishing
- extensively
- extemporal
- exsiccation
- exposition
- exponential
- expoliate
- expiration
- expirable
- expenditure
- expeditate
- expectancy
- exotropic
- exhortations
- exhibiting
- exercises
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