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RHEUMATIC AORTITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever
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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rheumatic aortitis" is a kind of...):
aortitis (inflammation of the aorta)
Holonyms ("rheumatic aortitis" is a part of...):
rheumatic fever (a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves)