diphtheritic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to diphtheria.
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affected by diphtheria.
Other Word Forms
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antidiphtheriticadjective
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diphtheriticallyadverb
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nondiphtherialadjective
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nondiphthericadjective
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nondiphtheriticadjective
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postdiphtherialadjective
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postdiphthericadjective
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postdiphtheriticadjective
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prediphtheriticadjective
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pseudodiphtherialadjective
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pseudodiphthericadjective
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pseudodiphtheriticadjective
Etymology
Origin of diphtheritic
1840–50; earlier diphtherit(is) ( see diphtheria, -itis) + -ic
Example Sentences
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The ointment contains diphtheritic toxin whose virulence has been weakened by formaldehyde.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
It also occasionally presents the evidences of catarrhal or diphtheritic inflammation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The disease, croup, it is well known, may exist without a croupous—that is, fibrinous—inflammation, as is familiarly recognized in the constant use of the terms spasmodic, membranous, and diphtheritic croup.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In two instances he found a layer of diphtheritic deposit over the mucous membrane of the lower part of the ileum.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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