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Diphtheria vs Tonsillitis - What's the difference?

diphtheria | tonsillitis |

As nouns the difference between diphtheria and tonsillitis

is that diphtheria is (pathology) a highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterised by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing, its symptoms being due to a potent toxin excreted by the infecting agent while tonsillitis is tonsillitis.

diphtheria

English

(wikipedia diphtheria)

Noun

  • (pathology) A highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterised by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing, its symptoms being due to a potent toxin excreted by the infecting agent .

    • Synonyms

    * (repiratory tract infection) Boulogne sore throat (obsolete), diphtheritis

    Related terms

    * diphtherial * diphtheric * diphtheritic

    tonsillitis

    English

    (wikipedia tonsillitis)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the tonsils.

    • Derived terms

    * tonsillitic