noun
Academic term for the study of aging and older adults. The Japanese synonym 老年学 is more common in everyday contexts.
See also: 老年学
彼女は大学でジェロントロジーを専攻している。
She is majoring in gerontology at university.
The native Japanese term for gerontology, more widely understood than the katakana loanword ジェロントロジー.
Borrowed from English 'gerontology'.