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Rheumatology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The medical science that deals with the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints

Word Usage

"Pediatric rheumatology is closely integrated with adult rheumatology, with shared conferences, the fellow attending both adult and pediatric clinics and a shared NIH fellowship training grant."

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medical specialty medicine

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