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diphtheroid

diphtheroid adjective: of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.

Adjective

diphtheroid (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
  2. Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Noun

diphtheroid (plural diphtheroids)

  1. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria

Forms of diphtheroid

pluraldiphtheroids

Origin of diphtheroid

From diphtheria + -oid.

Words formed from diphtheroid

Questions about diphtheroid

What does diphtheroid mean?
Diphtheroid means of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
What part of speech is diphtheroid?
Diphtheroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near diphtheroid in the dictionary

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

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