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diphthongia

American

[dif-thawng-ee-uh, -gee-uh, -thong-, dip-] / dɪfˈθɔŋ i ə, -gi ə, -ˈθɒŋ-, dɪp- /

noun

Pathology.

diplophonia.

Etymology

Origin of diphthongia

diphthong + -ia

Example Sentences

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Morgan in the same journal mentions the case of a boy of nineteen, who seemed to be affected with laryngeal catarrh, and who exhibited distinct diphthongia.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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