diphtheric

Variant of diphtheritic

diphtheritic definition

diph·therit·ic (dif′t̸hə rit′ik)

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or like diphtheria
  2. having diphtheria

Etymology: < earlier Fr diphthérite (see diphtheria) + -ic

Also diphtheric diph·ther′·ic (dif t̸her′ik)

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