diphtheric

[dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip-]

diph·the·rit·ic

[dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip-]
adjective Pathology.
1.
pertaining to diphtheria.
2.
affected by diphtheria.
Also, diph·the·ri·al [dif-theer-ee-uhl, dip-] , diph·ther·ic [dif-ther-ik, dip-] .


Origin:
1840–50; earlier diphtherit(is) (see diphtheria, -itis) + -ic

diph·the·rit·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·diph·the·rit·ic, adjective, noun
non·diph·the·ri·al, adjective
non·diph·ther·ic, adjective
non·diph·the·rit·ic, adjective
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post·diph·the·ri·al, adjective
post·diph·ther·ic, adjective
post·diph·the·rit·ic, adjective
pre·diph·the·rit·ic, adjective
pseu·do·diph·the·ri·al, adjective
pseu·do·diph·ther·ic, adjective
pseu·do·diph·the·rit·ic, adjective
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diphtheria (dɪpˈθɪərɪə, dɪf-)
 
n
an acute contagious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, producing fever, severe prostration, and difficulty in breathing and swallowing as the result of swelling of the throat and formation of a false membrane
 
[C19: New Latin, from French diphthérie, from Greek diphthera leather; from the nature of the membrane]
 
diph'therial
 
adj
 
diphtheritic
 
adj
 
diphtheric
 
adj
 
'diphtheroid
 
adj

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