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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″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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