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gerontology
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gerontology /ger·on·tol·o·gy/ (jer″on-tol´ah-je) the scientific study of aging in all its aspects.
ger·on·tol·o·gy (jrn-tl-j)
n.
The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and sociological phenomena that are associated with old age and aging.
geron·tolo·gist n.
gerontology
[jer′əntol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, geras, old age, logos, science
the study of all aspects of the aging process, including the clinical, psychologic, economic, and sociologic issues encountered by older persons and their consequences for both the individual and society.
gerontology (jer″ontol´je),
n the comprehensive (physical, psychologic, and social) study of aging.
gerontology
Geriatics The systematic study of aging and age-related phenomena; senescence is attributed to 1. Accumulation of degradation products, coupled with a cell's ↑ inability to metabolize the products and/or 2. Activation of longevity-determining or aging genes, that may be intimately linked to certain oncogenes–eg, c-fos, which evokes uncontrolled cell proliferation. See Garbage can hypothesis.


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