Rheumatic arteritis
rheumatic arteritis n.
Arteritis due to rheumatic fever.
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noun, Pathology. 1. a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement. rheumatic fever noun 1. a disease characterized by sore throat, fever, inflammation, and pain in the joints rheumatic fever n. An acute inflammatory disease occurring during recovery from […]
- Rheumatic-heart-disease
noun, Pathology. 1. damage to the heart, especially to the valves, as a result of rheumatic fever, characterized by inflammation of the myocardium or scarring and malfunction of the heart valves. rheumatic heart disease n. Permanent damage to the valves of the heart usually caused by repeated attacks of rheumatic fever.
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rheumatic pneumonia n. A pneumonia, occurring in severe acute rheumatic fever, in which consolidation occurs and nodules may be present in the fibrous septa of the lungs; it is usually fatal.
- Rheumatics
adjective 1. pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism. 2. affected with or subject to rheumatism. noun 3. a person affected with rheumatism. noun 1. (functioning as sing) (informal) rheumatism adjective 1. of, relating to, or afflicted with rheumatism noun 2. a person afflicted with rheumatism rheumatic rheu·mat·ic (rōō-māt’ĭk) adj. Relating to or characterized […]