diphtheria English

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diphtheria

— 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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diphtheritis

tonsillitis

quinsy

pertussis and tetanus vaccine

infectious disease

diptheria

diphtheritic

diphtheric

DPT vaccine

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