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Definition of rheumatic fever noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rheumatic fever

noun

/ruˌmætɪk ˈfiːvə(r)/

/ruˌmætɪk ˈfiːvər/

[uncountable]

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a serious disease that causes a high temperature with swelling and pain in the joints

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