rheumatologicaladj.
/ˌruːmətəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌrumədəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Medicine.
Of or relating to rheumatology.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [adjective] > dealing with specific diseases
helminthologic1828
helminthological1862
phthisiological1868
rheumatological1936
venereological1961
1936 IV-me Congrès Internat. contre le Rhumatisme 543 Forms of rheumatic invalidity must be specially singled out..in accordance with the classification of the rheumatic diseases adopted by the All-Union Rheumatological Committee.
1938 Lancet 16 Apr. 898/1 We have mentioned a few of the rheumatological problems in which the slow process of acquiring knowledge..is making some progress.
1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) 42 In many diseases involving acute inflammation, such as acute infections and rheumatological conditions, an increase in the concentration of certain serum proteins..can be demonstrated.
2007 J. L. Levenson Essent. Psychosomatic Med. viii. 134/1 Psychiatric disorders remain mostly unrecognized and undertreated in patients with rheumatological disorders due partly to a tendency to focus on the physical aspects of the disease.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1936