diphtheroid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

diphtheria +‎ -oid

Adjective[edit]

diphtheroid (not comparable)

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

Noun[edit]

diphtheroid (plural diphtheroids)

  1. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria
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