- rheumatic disease
- rheumatic disease n any of several diseases (as rheumatic fever or fibrositis) characterized by inflammation and pain in muscles or joints: RHEUMATISM
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rheumatic disease
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rheumatic disease — n. any of a group of diseases of the connective tissue, of uncertain causes, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and rheumatic fever … English World dictionary
rheumatic disease — noun : any of several diseases (as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, fibrositis) characterized by inflammation and pain in muscles or joints from various causes … Useful english dictionary
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rheumatic fever — n an acute often recurrent disease occurring chiefly in children and young adults and characterized by fever, inflammation, pain, and swelling in and around the joints, inflammatory involvement of the pericardium and valves of the heart, and… … Medical dictionary
rheumatic fever — n. an acute or chronic inflammatory disease usually induced by a preceding infection with certain hemolytic streptococci, characterized variously by fever, pain and swelling of the joints, inflammation of the heart, etc., and typically occurring… … English World dictionary
rheumatic fever — Disease involving inflammation of joints and damage to heart valves that follows streptococcal infection and is believed to be autoimmune, ie. antibodies to streptococcal components cross react with host tissue antigens … Dictionary of molecular biology
rheumatic fever — disease that is characterized by fever and pain in the joints … English contemporary dictionary
