

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/
Инфекционный, заразный
"Cancer is not infectious."
Рак не является инфекционным.
corynebacterium noun
/ˌkɔːriˌnaɪbækˈtɪəriəm/ /ˌkɒrɪˌnaɪbækˈtɪəriəm/
Коринебактерия
inflammation noun
/ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
Воспаление
especially adverb
/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/