Gerontology

Coined in 1906 by Russian biologist Eli Metchnikoff, the word gerontology is historically derived from the Greek word geront, meaning “old man,” and logia, meaning “the study of.” By definition, gerontology is the scientific study of the biological, psychological, historical, sociological, ...

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