rheumatologist

[roo-muh-tol-uh-jist]

noun

1. a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rheumatologist¹

First recorded in 1945–50; rheumatolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

This spring, his doctor at Waco Family Medicine, a local clinic, referred him to a rheumatologist after gout swelled his hands to the point that he struggled to sleep or eat, Whitfield said.

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Her 16-year-old daughter waited so long to see a rheumatologist she “aged out” of child services, she says.

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This process likely leads to the squishy swelling that many rheumatologists and surgeons have mistaken for inflammation.

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It alleges that Todd — a former rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital whose specialty involves treating inflammatory conditions of the muscles, joints and bones — began abusing patients in 2010.

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Until now, she says, rheumatologists used a "guess and check" method to find a treatment that works for an individual patient.

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