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strangling angel of children

strangling angel of children noun: the disease diphtheria.

Noun

the strangling angel of children

  1. (poetic) The disease diphtheria.

Origin of strangling angel of children

From being a childhood disease that causes suffocation of children when it creates biofilms in the lungs that prevent air from being exchanged with the blood.

Questions about strangling angel of children

What does strangling angel of children mean?
Strangling angel of children means the disease diphtheria.
What part of speech is strangling angel of children?
Strangling angel of children is a noun.

Words near strangling angel of children in the dictionary

  1. stranglest
  2. strangleth
  3. strangleweed
  4. strangling
  5. strangling angel
  6. strangling angel of children
  7. strangling fig
  8. strangling figs
  9. strangling the parrot
  10. stranglingly
  11. stranglings

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