diphtheritic

diphtheritic
diph·the·rit·ic .dif-thə-'rit-ik, .dip- adj relating to, produced in, or affected with diphtheria <a \diphtheritic membrane> <a \diphtheritic child> also resembling diphtheria esp. in the formation of a false membrane <\diphtheritic dysentery>

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diph·the·rit·ic (dif″the-ritґik) pertaining to or 1. resembling diphtheria or its characteristic false membrane. Called also diphtherial and diphtheric.

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  • diphtheritic — diph·the·rit·ic …   English syllables

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