"geriatrics" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 老年医学

Definition

专门研究老年人健康、预防与治疗疾病的医学分支。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“老年医学”多用于正式、学术和医疗环境，指的是医学专业而非个人。相关常用搭配有“老年医学科”“老年医学专家”。不要与研究老龄化过程的“老年学”（gerontology）混淆。

Examples

She works in the geriatrics department at the hospital.

她在医院的**老年医学**科工作。

I want to study geriatrics and help older adults.

我想学习**老年医学**，帮助老年人。

Geriatrics focuses on medical care for seniors.

**老年医学**关注老年人的医疗护理。

After medical school, he specialized in geriatrics because he wanted to improve life for the elderly.

医学院毕业后，他专攻**老年医学**，因为他想改善老年人的生活。

There’s a growing demand for doctors trained in geriatrics as the population ages.

随着人口老龄化，对受过**老年医学**培训医生的需求不断增长。

My grandfather’s health really improved after he started seeing a geriatrics specialist.

我爷爷看了**老年医学**专家后，健康状况真的好多了。