Associations to the word «Diphtheria»
Noun
- Toxin
- Vaccine
- Vaccination
- Tuberculosis
- Smallpox
- Cholera
- Hepatitis
- Influenza
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- Epidemic
- Serum
- Pneumonia
- Fever
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- Dt
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- Dren
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- Diarrhea
- Allergy
- Cine
- Determinant
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- Antibody
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- Arthritis
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- Childhood
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- Poison
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- Physiology
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- Virus
Adjective
Wiktionary
DIPHTHERIA, noun. (pathology) A highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterised by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing, its symptoms being due to a potent toxin excreted by the infecting agent Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Dictionary definition
DIPHTHERIA, noun. 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.
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