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RHEUMATOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rheumatology" is a kind of...):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Derivation:
rheumatologist (a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases)