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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024diph•the•ri•a /dɪfˈθɪriə, dɪp-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologya serious infectious disease affecting the nose and throat which makes swallowing and breathing difficult.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024diph•the•ri•a (dif thēr′ē ə, dip-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologya febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, esp. the throat.
- Greek diphthér(a) skin, leather + -ia -ia
- French diphthérie
- Neo-Latin
- 1850–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diphtheria /dɪpˈθɪərɪə dɪf-/ n - an acute contagious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, producing fever, severe prostration, and difficulty in breathing and swallowing as the result of swelling of the throat and formation of a false membrane
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from French diphthérie, from Greek diphthera leather; from the nature of the membranediphˈtherial, diphtheritic /ˌdɪpθəˈrɪtɪk dɪf-/, diphtheric /dɪpˈθɛrɪk dɪf-/ adj |