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diphtheritic

American

[dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip-] / ˌdɪf θəˈrɪt ɪk, ˌdɪp- /

Also diphtherial

adjective

Pathology.

pertaining to diphtheria.
affected by diphtheria.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of diphtheritic

1840–50; earlier diphtherit(is) ( see diphtheria, -itis) + -ic

Example Sentences

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The process is repeated a few times at intervals of eight to ten days, the diphtheritic ointment being more potent each time.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ointment contains diphtheritic toxin whose virulence has been weakened by formaldehyde.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same year Isambert published a work in which he divided the diphtheritic affections into three forms—viz. angine couenneuse, scarlatinous angina, and diphtheritic angina.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Pepper51 gave 1/32 grain of corrosive sublimate every two hours in a bad form of diphtheritic croup, with favorable result.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Pseudo-membranous discharges, shreds or other fragments of fibrinous material, appear sometimes in what may be called diphtheritic dysentery.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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