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rheumatology

rheu·ma·to·logy

US/ˌrumʌˈtɑlʌdʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma) (whence also English rheum) + -ology.

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