also: リューマチねつ
noun
rheumatic fever
Medical term for an inflammatory disease that can develop after a streptococcal infection.
リウマチ熱は溶連菌感染症の合併症として知られている。
Rheumatic fever is known as a complication of streptococcal infection.
Standard medical term for rheumatic fever.
Variant spelling reflecting the older pronunciation of リューマチ for rheumatism.
リウマチ refers broadly to rheumatism or rheumatoid conditions, while リウマチ熱 specifically denotes rheumatic fever.
From German 'Rheuma' (rheumatism) + 熱 (fever). The variant リューマチ reflects an older Japanese approximation of the German pronunciation.