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diphtheritic

diphtheritic adjective: resembling or related to diphtheria.

Adjective

diphtheritic (comparative more diphtheritic, superlative most diphtheritic)

  1. Resembling or related to diphtheria.
    • diphtheritic inflammation of the bladder
    • diphtheritic paralysis

Synonyms of diphtheritic

Forms of diphtheritic

comparativemore diphtheritic
superlativemost diphtheritic

Words formed from diphtheritic

Questions about diphtheritic

What does diphtheritic mean?
Diphtheritic means resembling or related to diphtheria.
What part of speech is diphtheritic?
Diphtheritic is an adjective.

Words near diphtheritic in the dictionary

  1. diphthamide
  2. diphtheria
  3. diphtherial
  4. diphtherias
  5. diphtheric
  6. diphtheritic
  7. diphtheritically
  8. diphtheritis
  9. diphtheroid
  10. diphtheroidal
  11. diphtheroids

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