diphtheritic

[ dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip- ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. pertaining to diphtheria.
2. affected by diphtheria.

Other Words From

• diphthe·riti·cal·ly adverb
• anti·diphthe·ritic adjective noun
• nondiph·theri·al adjective
• nondiph·theric adjective
• nondiph·the·ritic adjective
• postdiph·theri·al adjective
• postdiph·theric adjective
• postdiph·the·ritic adjective
• prediph·the·ritic adjective
• pseudo·diph·theri·al adjective
• pseudo·diph·theric adjective
• pseudo·diphthe·ritic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diphtheritic¹

1840–50; earlier diphtherit(is) ( diphtheria, -itis ) + -ic

Example Sentences

The fibrinous and diphtheritic inflammations relate to the presence of membranes or false membranes.

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The diphtheritic inflammations of wounds and of variolous eruptions are instances in point.

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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.

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The diphtheritic process, however, is localized within, and not upon, the tissues affected.

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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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