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diptheria

diptheria is the misspelling of diphtheria.

Meaning of diphtheria

Noun

diphtheria (countable and uncountable, plural diphtherias)

  1. A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
    • Today diphtheria has become so rare — just five cases in the United States in the most recent decade measured — that many doctors would struggle to recognize it.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 377

Questions about diptheria

What is diptheria the misspelling of?
Diptheria is the misspelling of diphtheria.

Words near diptheria in the dictionary

  1. dipterophagous
  2. dipteros
  3. dipterose
  4. dipterous
  5. Diptford
  6. diptheria
  7. dipthong
  8. diptoindonesin A
  9. Dipton
  10. diptote
  11. diptotes

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