transcription, транскрипция: [ dif-ˈthir-ē-ə, ÷dip- ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from French diphthérie, 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 diphtheriae ) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system
• diph·the·ri·al -ē-əl adjective
• diph·the·rit·ic ˌdif-thə-ˈri-tik, ÷ˌdip- adjective