diphtheroid

[ dif-thuh-roid, dip- ]

/ ˈdɪf θəˌrɔɪd, ˈdɪp- /

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adjective Pathology.

resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.

noun

any bacterium, especially of the genus Corynebacterium, that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not produce diphtheria toxin.

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Origin of diphtheroid

First recorded in 1860–65; diphther(ia) + -oid