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Pediatrics vs Geriatrics - What's the difference?

pediatrics | geriatrics |

In medicine terms the difference between pediatrics and geriatrics

is that pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children while geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.

pediatrics

English

(wikipedia pediatrics)

Alternative forms

* paediatrics *

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.

    • Related terms

    * pediatric * pediatrician

    Synonyms

    * (branch of medicine concerning the treatment of children)

    Anagrams

    * English pluralia tantum

    geriatrics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.
  • English plurals; old people.