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diphtheria

DEFINITIONS OF: diphtheria

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n acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

Type of:
contagion, contagious disease
any disease easily transmitted by contact
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