diphtheroid

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adjective

Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.

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Meanings

adjectivediphtheroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
  2. not comparableOf, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
noundiphtheroid (plural diphtheroids)

plural diphtheroids

  1. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria

Origin

From diphtheria + -oid.

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APA

diphtheroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphtheroid

MLA

“diphtheroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphtheroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diphtheroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphtheroid.

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