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nounacute 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 breathingtype of:
Definition that contains diphtheria
- diphtheria 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
- c. diphtheriae a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
- schick test a skin test for immunity to diphtheria
- corynebacterium diphtheriae a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
- dpt vaccine abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
- klebs-loeffler bacillus a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria