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rheumatic heart disease

 
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–noun Pathology.
damage to the heart, esp. to the valves, as a result of rheumatic fever, characterized by inflammation of the myocardium or scarring and malfunction of the heart valves.
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rheumatic heart disease  
n.  Permanent damage to the valves of the heart caused especially by repeated attacks of rheumatic fever.
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Main Entry: rheumatic heart disease
Function: noun
: active or inactive disease of the heart that results from rheumatic fever and that is characterized by reducedfunctional capacity of the heart caused by inflammatory changes in the myocardium or scarring of the valves
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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rheumatic heart disease n.
Permanent damage to the valves of the heart usually caused by repeated attacks of rheumatic fever.

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