The word "rheumatic" refers to a condition or disease that affects the joints, muscles, or connective tissues in the body, causing pain, stiffness, and inflammation. Full definition
Her current duties as a research assistant to pediatric rheumatologist James Jarvis include finding possible genetic and / or environmental causation to the severity of rheumatic diseases in Native American communities. (sciencemag.org)
In other words, in order to prevent a single case of rheumatic fever, eight patients would suffer a near - fatal or fatal allergic reaction. (discovermagazine.com)
We recently conducted research in ten remote communities in the Northern Territory, trialling a number of ways to assist local clinics to improve care and prevention of rheumatic heart disease. (theconversation.com)