rheumatology

rheu·ma·tol·o·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo-muh-tol-uh-jee]
- /ˌru məˈtɒl ə dʒi/
- /ruː.məˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-muh-tol-uh-jee]
- /ˌru məˈtɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of rheumatology word

noun rheumatology the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases. 1
uncountable noun rheumatology Rheumatology is the area of medicine that is concerned with rheumatism, arthritis, and related diseases. 0
noun rheumatology the branch of medicine concerned with the study of rheumatic diseases 0
noun rheumatology the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases 0

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Origin of rheumatology

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

1940-45; rheumat(ic) + -o- -logy

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Parts of speech for Rheumatology

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rheumatology

rheumatology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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