Definition of "rheumatology" [rheumatology]

• The medical science that deals with the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases. (noun)

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• "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."
• "It's the first Olympic berth for Thorburn, a medical doctor who is working on her postdoctoral fellowship in rheumatology at Stanford."
• "Received medical degree from Stanford and has a full-time practice in rheumatology."