What does "rheumatology" mean?

The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

Rheumatology

noun

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Noun

1
The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. uncountable
2
the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints wordnet

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