rheumatology
roo-muh-TOL-oh-jee
Definition
Medical specialty dealing with arthritis and joint diseases
Breakdown
rheumat/o
rheumatism
Etymology
Greek: rheumat/o (flow/flux) + -logy (study of)
Practice
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