Term: rheumatic fever: a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: feminization: the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: bullfighting: the activity at a bullfight
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: crown: the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: november 5: anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: theban: an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: xerophthalmia: abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: perissodactyla: nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: giant: an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: home: an environment offering affection and security
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: aoudad: wild sheep of northern Africa