(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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; leather (hence taken in the sense of membrane): cf. &unr_; to make soft, L. depsere to knead. ] (Med.) 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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