Diphtheria - English meaning
Diphtheria – definitions in English dictionary
nounAn acute and highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat which hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood. it is now rare in developed countries owing to immunization.
Usage examples:
Epidemics such as influenza, pneumonia, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and typhoid took a deadly toll.
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Word origin
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from French diphthérie (earlier diphthérite ), from Greek diphthera ‘skin, hide’.
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