gerontology

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself. uncountable,usually
  2. 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. uncountable,usually

词形变化

gerontologies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
biogerontology gerontechnology gerontological gerontologist psychogerontology sociogerontology

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts
Proto-Hellenic *géronts
Ancient Greek γέροντος (gérontos)der.
English geronto-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-
Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.
Latin -logialbor.
French -logiebor.
English -logy
English gerontology
From geronto- + -logy.
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