in, of or relating to Low German

(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.

plural of geriatric

The study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.

The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 12th century.

Concerning the Old High German language.

Concerning the Middle High German language.

An ancestor to the modern (High) German language, spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1650 Early New High German in a broad sense.

embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

The use of harmful microorganisms as a weapon of war.