1. rheumatology-the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints. medical specialty, medicine-the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.
This multiculturalism, or diverse cultural environment, is why America is commonly referred to as a 'melting pot'. The American political culture is based on the important principle that America welcomes and celebrates people from many different countries, races and religions.
The slave culture was a blending of African and Western practices. The blending of these two distinct cultures created an entirely new entity, which was eventually absorbed into part of the American culture as one of its subcultures.