pseudodiphtheria bacillus
noun
pseu·do·diphtheria bacillus
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: a nonpathogenic bacterium (Corynebacterium pseudodiphthericum) that closely resembles the organism causing diphtheria but occurs in healthy throats
Word History
Etymology
pseudodiphtheria from New Latin, from pseud- + diphtheria
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