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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