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
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noun [noncount]
medical : a serious disease especially of young people that causes fever, swelling and pain in the joints, and sometimes damage to the heart
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a serious disease that causes fever with swelling and pain in the joints
Useful english dictionary. 2012.