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diphtheroid
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diphtheroid /diph·the·roid/ (dif´thĕ-roid)
1. resembling diphtheria or the diphtheria bacillus.
2. any member of Corynebacterium other than C. diphtheriae.
3. pseudodiphtheria.
diph·the·roid (dfth-roid)
n.
1. A local infection that resembles diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane, but that is caused by a microorganism other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Also called pseudodiphtheria.
2. Any of various microorganisms resembling Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
diphthe·roid adj.
diphtheroid
[dif′thəroid′]
Etymology: Gk, diphthera, leather membrane, eidos, form
1 pertaining to diphtheria.
2 resembling the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
diphtheroid
1. resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. See also coryneform.
2. pseudodiphtheria.


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