Definition of Agerasia

1. Noun. Youthful appearance in an old person.

Generic synonyms: Appearance, Visual Aspect

Definition of Agerasia

1. Noun. An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Agerasia

1. An appearance of youth in old age. Origin: G. Agerasia, eternal youth, fr. A-priv. + geras, old age (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agerasia

agentive role
agentively
agentives
agentivity
agentless
agentries
agentry
agents
agents provocateurs
agentship
agentships
agentspace
agentspaces
ageplay
ager
agerasia (current term)
ageratum
ageratums
agers
ages
ages of consent
ages of majority
ageusia
ageusiac
ageusiacs
ageusias
ageusic
ageustia
ageustias
agewise

Literary usage of Agerasia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1887)
"We cannot hope in this way to provide an agerasia, nor even to restore the patriarchal ages, but assuredly we can diminish the ..."

2. A Complete pronouncing medical dictionary: Embracing the Terminology of by Joseph Thomas (1885)
"The non-appearance of the effects or infirmities of old age ; a green old age. agerasia,* aj-er-a'se-a [From the Gr. я, priv., A-ger'a-tum. ..."

3. The Senile Heart: Its Symptoms, Sequelae, and Treatment by George William Balfour (1894)
"True, we cannot hope in this way to provide an agerasia, nor even to restore the patriarchal ages; but we can assuredly diminish the number and intensity of ..."

4. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"Thus, we speak of a morbific agent,—that is, something wnich causes disease. See REAGENT. agerasia (ai-i-re'si-a, L. a-ge-ra'si-a). [Gr. a priv. ..."

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