dipterya

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish difteria, from French diphthérie, coined 1857 by Pierre Bretonneau; from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, prepared hide, leather), for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. Bretonneau earlier used diphthérite, from which diphtheritis.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dip‧ter‧ya

Noun

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dipterya

  1. diphtheria

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish difteria.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dipterya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. diphtheria