rheumatology

noun rheu·ma·tol·o·gy \ ˌrü-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē , ˌru̇- \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Definition of rheumatology

: a medical science dealing with rheumatic diseases

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rheumatologic

play \ˌrü-mə-tə-ˈlä-jik, ˌru̇-\ or rheumatological play \ˌrü-mə-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌru̇-\ adjective

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rheumatologist

play \ˌrü-mə-ˈtä-lə-jist, ˌru̇-\ noun

Recent Examples of rheumatology from the Web

His father is a rheumatologist at the Summit Medical Group in Fair Lawn, N.J., and the former chief of rheumatology at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J.

— New York Times, "Rachel Margolin, Joshua Arbit," 27 May 2018
His academic endeavors include having served as chief of rheumatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Century Hospital and City of Hope.

— chris gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Producer Mark Canton to Be Honored by Arthritis Foundation," 17 Apr. 2018
Wallace is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.

— chris gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Producer Mark Canton to Be Honored by Arthritis Foundation," 17 Apr. 2018
The groom, 36, is a physician and a fellow in the department of rheumatology at Vanderbilt.

— New York Times, "Rebecca Weiler, Bret Sohn," 15 Apr. 2018
Internists—best known as primary care physicians—would take one test while those who chose subspecialties of internal medicine—cardiovascular disease, critical care, infectious disease, rheumatology—sat for additional exams.

— kurt eichenwald, Newsweek, "The Ugly Civil War in American Medicine," 10 Mar. 2015
Young is trained in internal medicine and rheumatology, as well as hospice and palliative-care medicine.

— karen farkas, cleveland.com, "Northeast Ohio Medical University names dean of College of Medicine," 6 Feb. 2018
This is because factors like your insurance status and ability to pay for medical services could impact or delay access to care, Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero, M.D., head of the rheumatology division at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, tells SELF.

— tatiana walk-morris, SELF, "What Women of Color Need to Know About Lupus," 20 Feb. 2018
The Clinic had five specialties ranked in the top five nationwide, including cardiology/heart surgery, diabetes/endocrinology, gastroenterology/GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology; rheumatology; and urology.

— ginger christ, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Clinic named No. 2 hospital by U.S. News for the second consecutive year," 8 Aug. 2017

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