rheumatic heart disease

/ruˌmædɪk hɑrt dəˌziz/
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Definitions of rheumatic heart disease
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    cardiopathy, heart disease
    a disease of the heart
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