strangling angel of children

noun

The disease diphtheria.

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Meanings

nounthe strangling angel of children
  1. poeticThe disease diphtheria.

Synonyms & antonyms

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diphtheria

Origin

From being a childhood disease that causes suffocation of children when it creates biofilms in the lungs that prevent air from being exchanged with the blood.

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strangling angel of children. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangling%20angel%20of%20children

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Chicago

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