diph·the·ria /dɪfˈθɪriə, &dɪvɪdɛ;dɪp-/
白喉
diph·the·ria /dɪfˈθɪrɪə, dɪp-/ 名詞
白喉
Diph·the·ri·a n. Med. A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. Cf. Group.
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diphtheria
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