Found 3 items, similar to diphtheria.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: diphtheria depteri, difteri
English → English (WordNet) Definition: diphtheria 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Diphtheria Diphtheria \Diph*the"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leather (hence taken in the sense of membrane): cf. ? 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.