Finnish Meaning of diphtheria

Kurkkumätä

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Definitions and Meaning of diphtheria in English

Wordnet

diphtheria (n)

acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

Webster

diphtheria (n.)

A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. Cf. Group.

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Kurkkumätä

acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages

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diphenylhydantoin => difenyylihydantoiini, diphenylbutyl piperidine => Difenyylibutyylipiperidiini, diphenyl => Difenyyl, diphenhydramine => Difenhydramiini, dipetalous => kaksilehdykkäinen,