Rheumatology is an internal medicine or pediatric sub-specialty centered on the diagnosis and therapy of health conditions and diseases that affect the bones, joints, and muscles. The term is derived from the Greek word "rheuma" which means "that which flows as a river or stream and the suffix "ology" or "the study of."
As a medical specialty, rheumatology is one of those with notably rapid development significantly due to new scientific discoveries related to the immunology of rheumatic diseases. Health practitioners who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists and they are required to be doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathy.
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