1. 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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rheumatic heart disease
n 1: 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