rheumatology
noun
rheu·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌrü-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
ˌru̇-
ˌru̇-
: a medical science dealing with rheumatic diseases
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Two weeks before beginning the aggressive treatment, Provencher saw a physician's assistant who was studying rheumatology.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Unlike Sutton’s practice, Hollander’s multiprovider rheumatology practice does have a representative at the insurer that’s downcoding her.
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Both sites have referred patients to the hospital’s primary infusion center on a daily basis, especially for rheumatology infusion services and other non-chemotherapy treatments, according to staff.
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The new device is welcome because existing medications have limitations, says S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD, a physician and the chief of rheumatology at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Unlike Sutton’s practice, Hollander’s multiprovider rheumatology practice does have a representative at the insurer that’s downcoding her.
—Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Both sites have referred patients to the hospital’s primary infusion center on a daily basis, especially for rheumatology infusion services and other non-chemotherapy treatments, according to staff.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
The new device is welcome because existing medications have limitations, says S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD, a physician and the chief of rheumatology at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Rheumatology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatology. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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rheumatology
noun
rheu·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌrü-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē
ˌru̇m-ə-
ˌru̇m-ə-
plural rheumatologies
: a medical science dealing with rheumatic diseases
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