NOUN | state | rheumatic heart disease | heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever |
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Meaning | heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood. | |
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Broader | heart disease, cardiopathy | A disease of the heart |
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