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Meaning of RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
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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See Also:
cardiopathy
,
heart condition
,
heart disease
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
Rheumatic heart disease results from single or repeated attacks of
rheumatic fever
that produce rigidity and deformity of heart valves such that
stenosis
or regurgitation results.
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