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rheumatic heart disease

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rheumatic heart disease
n.
Permanent damage to the valves of the heart caused especially by repeated attacks of rheumatic fever.
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Noun1.rheumatic heart disease - 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
cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart
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