Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - diphtheria
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Diphtheria
diphtheria
noun Etymology: New Latin, from French diphtherie, from Greek diphthera leather; from the toughness of the false membrane Date: circa 1851 an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium ~e) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system • ~l adjective • diphtheritic adjective
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disp. n. an acute infectious bacterial disease with inflammation of a mucous membrane esp. of the throat, resulting in the formation of a false membrane causing difficulty in breathing and swallowing. Derivatives diphtherial adj. diphtheric adj. diphtheritic adj. diphtheroid adj. Etymology: mod.L f. F diphth{eacute}rie, earlier diphth{eacute}rite f. Gk diphthera skin, hide ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. мед. дифтерия, дифтерит diphtheria vaccine —- противодифтерийная (антидифтерийная) вакцина ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Diphtheria is a dangerous infectious disease which causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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7.
- coined 1857 in Fr. by physician Pierre Bretonneau from Gk. diphthera "hide, leather," of unknown origin; the disease so called for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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