Diphtheroid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. not-comparable

Etymology

From diphtheria + -oid.

Related phrases

corynebacterium diphtheriae

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