rheumatology
noun
rheu·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌrü-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
ˌru̇-
: a medical science dealing with rheumatic diseases
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The affected areas turn white and then blue and may stiffen as they’re deprived of oxygen, Amanda Sammut, MD, the chief of rheumatology at Harlem Hospital and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University, who has Raynaud’s herself, tells SELF.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
Finding other disease-causing somatic mutations in rheumatology and related specialties will take skill, cunning, and a willingness to test cells and organs throughout the body.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
At a June rheumatology conference in Vienna, Schett reported that one myositis patient had relapsed after 16 months; a second infusion of CAR-T cells failed to dent her disease.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
That's why diagnosing and treating long COVID may require time and several different physicians specializing in everything from cardiology to rheumatology.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
Finding other disease-causing somatic mutations in rheumatology and related specialties will take skill, cunning, and a willingness to test cells and organs throughout the body.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
At a June rheumatology conference in Vienna, Schett reported that one myositis patient had relapsed after 16 months; a second infusion of CAR-T cells failed to dent her disease.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
That's why diagnosing and treating long COVID may require time and several different physicians specializing in everything from cardiology to rheumatology.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Rheumatology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatology. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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rheumatology
noun
rheu·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌrü-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē
ˌru̇m-ə-
ˌru̇m-ə-
plural rheumatologies
: a medical science dealing with rheumatic diseases
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