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English noun: diphtheria

1. diphtheria (state) acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing


Broader (hypernym)contagion, contagious disease









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