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diphtheria

diph·the·ri·a
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dif-theer-ee-uh, dip-]
    • /dɪfˈθɪər i ə, dɪp-/
    • /dɪfˈθɪə.ri.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dif-theer-ee-uh, dip-]
    • /dɪfˈθɪər i ə, dɪp-/

Definitions of diphtheria word

  • noun diphtheria a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat. 1
  • noun diphtheria An acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat that 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 because of immunization. 1
  • noun diphtheria infectious disease 1
  • uncountable noun diphtheria Diphtheria is a dangerous infectious disease which causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing. 1
  • noun diphtheria an acute contagious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, producing fever, severe prostration, and difficulty in breathing and swallowing as the result of swelling of the throat and formation of a false membrane 0
  • noun diphtheria an acute infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) and characterized by weakness, high fever, the formation in the air passages of a tough, membranelike obstruction to breathing, and the production of a potent neurotoxin 0
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Origin of diphtheria

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < New Latin < French diphthérie < Greek diphthér(a) skin, leather + -ia -ia

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diphtheria popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • schick test

    a diphtheria immunity test in which diphtheria toxoid is injected intracutaneously, nonimmunity being indicated by an inflammation at the injection site.

  • avian diphtheria

    a virus disease of chickens and other birds characterized by warty excrescences on the comb and wattles, and often by diphtherialike changes in the mucous membranes of the head.

  • klebs-löffler bacillus

    a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria.

  • toxin

    any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.

  • toxin-antitoxin

    a mixture of toxin and antitoxin, formerly used to induce active immunity against certain diseases, especially diphtheria.
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