What does gerocomy mean?
Gerocomy means (rare) Medical treatment of the elderly..
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/dʒ(ɪ)əˈɹɒkəmi/ · noun
(rare) Medical treatment of the elderly..
Among the aristocracy of eighteenth-century Europe, recourse to what is now called gerocomy was in vogue, both in Paris and London, for the rehabilitation of the victims of old age.
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Gerocomy means (rare) Medical treatment of the elderly..
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Among the aristocracy of eighteenth-century Europe, recourse to what is now called gerocomy was in vogue, both in Paris and London, for the rehabilitation of the victims of old age.
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