gerontological

1. 1.

   of or relating to or practicing geriatrics

   “geriatric hospital”

   Synonymsgeriatric

Questions about gerontological

What does gerontological mean?

gerontological means "of or relating to or practicing geriatrics".

How many syllables are in gerontological?

gerontological has 6 syllables: ge-ron-to-lo-gi-cal. The stress falls on "lo".

What is another word for gerontological?

Close synonyms include geriatric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gerontological a common word?

gerontological is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.