superager

English

Alternative forms

• super-ager

Etymology

From super- +‎ ager.

Noun

superager (plural superagers)

1. Someone with an advanced biological age who still retains the cognitive function of a younger person.
   • 2017, Ilchi Lee, I've Decided to Live 120 Years, page 206:

     What areas of the brains of superagers are activated more than those of ordinary seniors?

   • 2018 February 19, Nicola Davis, “Scientists unravel secrets of ‘superagers’”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Researchers have spent years studying superagers in an attempt to understand what sets the senior citizens apart.

   • [2024 June 11, Alex Williams, “Morrie Markoff, Listed as Oldest Man in the U.S., Dies at 110”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Mr. Markoff soared over the bar of what researchers designate a super-ager — a person over 80 whose brain seems decades younger. And that made his brain highly valuable to research, said Tish Hevel, chief executive of the Brain Donor Project, a nonprofit in Naples, Fla., that is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health.]

Related terms

• super-aging