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Noun: rheumatic heart disease
  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

Derived forms: rheumatic heart diseases

Type of: cardiopathy, heart disease

Encyclopedia: Rheumatic heart disease

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