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Word: Diphtheria
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from French diphthérie (earlier diphthérite), from Greek diphthera ‘skin, hide’
dɪfˈθɪərɪə
dɪpˈθɪərɪə
an acute and highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat which hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood. It is now rare in developed countries owing to immunization.
Short Definition:acute and highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of mucous membranes
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