—nostologic /nos'teuh loj"ik/, adj.
/no stol"euh jee/, n.
geriatrics.
[ < Gk nósto(s) a return home + -LOGY]
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nostology /no-stolˈə-ji/
noun
The study of senility or the return to childish characteristics in old age
ORIGIN: Gr nostos return, and logos discourse
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nostologic /-ə-lojˈ/ or nostologˈical adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.