'Diphtheria' definitions:

Definition of 'diphtheria'

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noun
Acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

Definition of 'Diphtheria'

From: GCIDE
  • Diphtheria \Diph*the"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leather (hence taken in the sense of membrane): cf. ? to make soft, L. depsere to knead.] (Med.) A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. Cf. Group. Diphtherial

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