RHEUMATIC FEVER


Meaning of RHEUMATIC FEVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1782

: an acute disease that occurs chiefly in children and young adults and is characterized by fever, by inflammation and pain in and around the joints, and by inflammatory involvement of the pericardium and heart valves

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.