

diphtheria
Meanings
A serious infectious disease which causes inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Related Words
infectious adjective
/ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/
Ansteckend, übertragbar
"Cancer is not infectious."
Krebs ist nicht ansteckend.
especially adverb
/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/