Defenition of the word diphtheria

• Defenition of the word diphtheria

  • marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
  • 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

Hypernyms for the word diphtheria

• • contagion
  • contagious disease

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