geriatrics; geriatric medicine
Medical specialty focusing on health care of elderly people. Often used interchangeably with 老年医学 (ろうねんいがく), though some sources distinguish 老年病学 as more disease-oriented.
See also: 老年医学
He is a doctor specializing in geriatrics.
Advances in geriatric medicine are improving the quality of life for the elderly.
Often used synonymously with 老年病学, but 老年医学 may emphasize the broader medical study of aging, while 老年病学 can focus more on diseases of the elderly.
Compound of 老年 (ろうねん, 'old age') + 病 (びょう, 'disease') + 学 (がく, 'study'). The term is a modern medical coinage, likely modeled after Western 'geriatrics'.