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nongeriatric en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + geriatric.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not geriatric.
    • Reduced haemoglobin levels are still widely (erroneously) assumed to be an acceptable consequence of aging (see above); therefore target Hb levels are frequently lower in geriatric than in nongeriatric patients. 2015 July 5, Matthias Bach et al., “Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose in Geriatric Inpatients at a German Tertiary University Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of Clinical Practice”, in Anemia, volume 2015, →DOI: