首页diphtheriadiphtheria英英释意

diphtheria

英 [dɪf'θɪərɪə; dɪp-] 美[dɪp'θɪərɪr]

1. 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