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Rheumatic fever — Classification and external resources Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria, Pappenheim s stain ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
rheumatic fever — n an acute often recurrent disease occurring chiefly in children and young adults and characterized by fever, inflammation, pain, and swelling in and around the joints, inflammatory involvement of the pericardium and valves of the heart, and… … Medical dictionary
rheumatic fever — ► NOUN ▪ an acute fever marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, caused by a streptococcal infection … English terms dictionary
rheumatic fever — n. an acute or chronic inflammatory disease usually induced by a preceding infection with certain hemolytic streptococci, characterized variously by fever, pain and swelling of the joints, inflammation of the heart, etc., and typically occurring… … English World dictionary
rheumatic fever — Pathol. a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement. [1775 85] * * * Generalized disease caused by certain… … Universalium
rheumatic fever — noun a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease • Part Meronyms: ↑rheumatic aortitis * * * noun [noncount]… … Useful english dictionary
rheumatic fever — acute rheumatism a disease affecting mainly children and young adults that arises as a delayed complication of infection of the upper respiratory tract with haemolytic streptococci (see Streptococcus). The main features are fever, arthritis… … The new mediacal dictionary
rheumatic fever — (roo mat ik) An autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory lesions involving the heart valves, joints, subcutaneous tissues, and central nervous system. The disease is associated with hemolytic streptococci in the body. It is called… … Dictionary of microbiology
rheumatic fever — N UNCOUNT Rheumatic fever is a disease which causes fever, and swelling and pain in your joints … English dictionary
rheumatic fever — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, black… … Moby Thesaurus
rheumatic fever — rheu.matic fever n [U] a serious infectious disease that causes fever, swelling in your joints, and sometimes damage to your heart … Dictionary of contemporary English
