Translation guide
The medical specialty focused on health care of elderly people. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with the term 老年医学 (rounen igaku).
The branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of old people.
Referring to a hospital department or medical facility specializing in elderly care.
Common term for a geriatrics department in a hospital.
母は老年科で診てもらっている。
My mother is being treated at the geriatrics department.
The broader idea of medical care for the elderly, not necessarily the academic specialty.
Refers to medical care for the elderly in a general sense.
高齢者医療の質を向上させる必要がある。
We need to improve the quality of geriatric care.
Standard term for geriatrics as a medical field.
彼は老年医学を専門にしている。
He specializes in geriatrics.
Also means geriatrics, but 老年医学 is more common in professional contexts.
老人医学の進歩は目覚ましい。
Advances in geriatrics are remarkable.
Also used for a geriatrics department, but 老年科 is more standard.
この病院には老人科がある。
This hospital has a geriatrics department.