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单词 diphtheritic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
diph•the•rit•ic  (dif′thə ritik, dip′-),USA pronunciation adj. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologypertaining to diphtheria.
  2. Pathologyaffected by diphtheria.
Also, diph•the•ri•al (dif thērē əl, dip-),USA pronunciation diph•ther•ic  (dif therik, dip-).USA pronunciation 
  • earlier diphtherit(is) (see diphtheria, -itis) + -ic 1840–50
diph′the•riti•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
diph•the•ri•a /dɪfˈθɪriə, dɪp-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya serious infectious disease affecting the nose and throat which makes swallowing and breathing difficult.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
diph•the•ri•a  (dif thērē ə, dip-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. 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
  1. 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 membrane

diphˈtherial, diphtheritic /ˌdɪpθəˈrɪtɪk dɪf-/, diphtheric /dɪpˈθɛrɪk dɪf-/ adj
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