I. adjective Date: 1861 resembling diphtheria, II. noun Date: 1908 a bacterium (especially genus Corynebacterium ) that resembles the bacterium of diphtheria but does not produce diphtheria toxin
DIPHTHEROID
Meaning of DIPHTHEROID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012