单词 | diphtheroid |
释义 | diphtheroid[ dif-thuh-roid, dip- ] / ˈdɪf θəˌrɔɪd, ˈdɪp- / adjective Pathology.resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat. nounany bacterium, especially of the genus Corynebacterium, that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not produce diphtheria toxin. Origin of diphtheroidFirst recorded in 1860–65; diphther(ia) + -oid Words nearby diphtheroiddiphtheria, diphtheria antitoxin, diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and pertussis vaccine, diphtheritic, diphtheritic membrane, diphtheroid, diphthong, diphthongia, diphthongize, diphycercal, diphyletic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for diphtheroiddiphtheroid [ dĭf′thə-roid′ ] n.A local infection that resembles diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane, but that is caused by a microorganism other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae.pseudodiphtheria Any of various microorganisms resembling Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Other words from diphtheroiddiph′the•roid′ adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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