rheumatic
31rheumatic 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… …
32rheumatic heart disease — Pathol. damage to the heart, esp. to the valves, as a result of rheumatic fever, characterized by inflammation of the myocardium or scarring and malfunction of the heart valves. * * * …
33rheumatic arteritis — generalized inflammation of arterioles and arterial capillaries occurring in rheumatic fever …
34rheumatic carditis — cardiac involvement in rheumatic fever, which when severe may be manifested by congestive heart failure, progressive cardiac enlargement, pericarditis, and significant murmurs due to valvular dysfunction …
35rheumatic granulomas — nodules found in various parts of the body in rheumatic fever …
36rheumatic myocarditis — a common sequela of rheumatic fever characterized histologically by Aschoff bodies in the interstitial tissues of the heart …
37rheumatic nodules — small, round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodules resembling Aschoff bodies, seen in cases of rheumatic fever …
38rheumatic pericarditis — pericardial inflammation associated with active rheumatic heart disease, characterized by a fibrinous, serofibrinous, or purulent exudate, sparse to densely shaggy fibrin deposits, chest pain, and pericardial friction rub …
39rheumatic pneumonia — a rare, usually fatal complication of acute rheumatic fever characterized by extensive pulmonary consolidation and rapidly progressive functional deterioration and by alveolar exudate (with the presence of Masson bodies), interstitial infiltrates …
40rheumatic fever — N UNCOUNT Rheumatic fever is a disease which causes fever, and swelling and pain in your joints …
