DIPHTHEROID


Meaning of DIPHTHEROID in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷_thəˌrȯid adjective

Etymology: diphther ia + -oid

: resembling diphtheria

II. noun

( -s )

: a bacterium that resembles the bacterium of diphtheria but does not produce diphtheria toxin

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