Rheumatic fever and Rheumatism

Rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever noun - A severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves.
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Synonyms for Rheumatic fever

Rheumatism and rheumatic fever are semantically related in rheumatic topic. In some cases you can use "Rheumatism" instead a noun phrase "Rheumatic fever".

Rheumatism

Rheumatism noun - Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues.
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Synonyms for Rheumatism

Rheumatic fever and rheumatism are semantically related in rheumatic topic. You can use "Rheumatic fever" instead a noun "Rheumatism".

Nearby Word: rheumatic
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