diphtheritic
adjective
pertaining to diphtheria.
diphtherial
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a variation of
diphtheritic.
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a word derived from
diphtheria.
diphtherianouna 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.
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Some observers have noted a relatively frequent occurrence of diphtherial exudations in this disease, while others do not allude to their existence.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
A case is reported by Joseph of a young man who, after an attack of cholera, was affected with a blenorrhoea, due to a diphtherial inflammation of the urethra.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
