geront-

geront(o)-

 

word element [Gr.], old age; the aged.

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gero-

, geront- , geronto-

Combining forms meaning old age.
See also: presby-

[G. gerōn, old man]

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geronto-

, geront- [Gr. gerōn, stem geront-, old man]

Prefixes meaning old age.

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