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单词 pseudodiphtheria
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Definition of pseudodiphtheria in English:

pseudodiphtheria

noun ˌs(j)uːdəʊdɪpˈθɪərɪəˌs(j)uːdəʊdɪfˈθɪərɪə
Medicine
  • 1Attributive Designating the bacterium Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, which resembles the causal agent of diphtheria, C. diphtheriae, and is found in the nasopharynx of humans, but is non-pathogenic. Chiefly in "pseudodiphtheria bacillus". Compare pseudodiphtheritic. Now historical.

  • 2Any of various forms of pharyngitis or tonsillitis resembling diphtheria, especially by the presence of a pseudomembrane. Now rare.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From pseudo- + diphtheria.

Definition of pseudodiphtheria in US English:

pseudodiphtheria

noun
Medicine
  • 1Attributive Designating the bacterium Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, which resembles the causal agent of diphtheria, C. diphtheriae, and is found in the nasopharynx of humans, but is non-pathogenic. Chiefly in "pseudodiphtheria bacillus". Compare pseudodiphtheritic. Now historical.

  • 2Any of various forms of pharyngitis or tonsillitis resembling diphtheria, especially by the presence of a pseudomembrane. Now rare.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From pseudo- + diphtheria.

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