rheumatologist
[ roo-muh-tol-uh-jist ]
noun
a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
Origin of rheumatologist
1First recorded in 1945–50; rheumatolog(y) + -ist
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