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diphtheritic
[ dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip- ]
adjective
- pertaining to diphtheria.
- affected by diphtheria.
Other Words From
- diphthe·riti·cal·ly adverb
- anti·diphthe·ritic adjective noun
- nondiph·theri·al adjective
- nondiph·theric adjective
- nondiph·the·ritic adjective
- postdiph·theri·al adjective
- postdiph·theric adjective
- postdiph·the·ritic adjective
- prediph·the·ritic adjective
- pseudo·diph·theri·al adjective
- pseudo·diph·theric adjective
- pseudo·diphthe·ritic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of diphtheritic1
Example Sentences
The fibrinous and diphtheritic inflammations relate to the presence of membranes or false membranes.
The diphtheritic inflammations of wounds and of variolous eruptions are instances in point.
The characteristics of a diphtheritic inflammation are the presence within the tissues of a clotted exudation, which is associated with a defined swelling and death of the part.
The diphtheritic process, however, is localized within, and not upon, the tissues affected.
The investigations of Wood and Formad16 point to ordinary putrefactive organisms as a sufficient cause for the diphtheritic inflammation of diphtheria, while other observers demand a specific organism as the exciting cause.
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