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/dɪfˈθɪə.ɹi.ə/ · noun
(pathology) 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.
Use diphtheria when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Diphtheria means (pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae..
Common synonyms include Boulogne fever, Boulogne sore throat, diphtheritis, strangling angel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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