| ̷ ̷_thə|rid.]ik -rit], ]ēk\ adjective
Etymology: obsolete English diphtherit is diphtheria (from New Latin, from French diphthérite, from Greek diphthera + French -ite -itis) + English -ic
: typical of, attendant on, or produced by infection with diphtheria
a diphtheritic membrane
: resembling diphtheria especially in the formation of a false membrane
diphtheritic dysentery
: affected with diphtheria
a diphtheritic child