Word
Diphtheria
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
diph-the-ri-a
Definition
- n. - 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.
- 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
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