NOUN | state | rheumatic fever | a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves |
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Meaning | A severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves. | |
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Parts | rheumatic aortitis | aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever |
Broader | infectious disease | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
Spanish | fiebre reumática | |
Catalan | febre reumàtica |
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