Search Result for "rheumatic heart disease":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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