Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rheumatologist

/ɹˌumətˈɑlədʒəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: rheuma-tol-o-gist
IPA: /ɹˌumətˈɑlədʒəst/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

Etymology

Etymology tree English rheumatology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rheumatologist From rheumatology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

rheumatologists (plural)

Derived Forms

nonrheumatologist

Frequently Paired Words

rheumatism

Rhymes With

psychologist geologist anthropologist pathologist neurologist gynecologist apologist entomologist anesthesiologist urologist zoologist endocrinologist

Questions

How do you pronounce rheumatologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌumətˈɑlədʒəst/.
What does rheumatologist mean?: A doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
Where does rheumatologist come from?: Etymology tree English rheumatology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rheumatologist From rheumatology + -ist.

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