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Gerontology vs Biogerontology - What's the difference?

gerontology | biogerontology |

As nouns the difference between gerontology and biogerontology

is that gerontology is the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself while biogerontology is a subfield of gerontology that studies the biological processes of aging.

gerontology

English

Noun

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  • the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
  • 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.

    • biogerontology

    English

    (wikipedia biogerontology)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A subfield of gerontology that studies the biological processes of aging.