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diphtheritis

diphtheritis noun: diphtheria.

Noun

diphtheritis (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Diphtheria.

Questions about diphtheritis

What does diphtheritis mean?
Diphtheritis means diphtheria.
What part of speech is diphtheritis?
Diphtheritis is a noun.

Words near diphtheritis in the dictionary

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

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