# rheumatology

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #60,422

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rheumatology