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Diphtheria vs Diphtheritisdiphtheritis - What's the difference?

diphtheria | diphtheritisdiphtheritis |

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

    diphtheritisdiphtheritis

    Not English

    Diphtheritisdiphtheritis has no English definition. It may be misspelled.