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Diphtheria

Noun CEFR B2
dɪfˈθɪə.ɹi.ə

Definitions

A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldifteria
Françaisdiphtérie
DeutschDiphtherie
28 more languages
Češtinazáškrt
Danskdifteri
Ελληνικάδιφθερίτιδα
Esperantodifterio
Magyardiftéria
Bahasa Indonesiadifteri
Italianodifterite
ქართულიდიფთერია
Қазақ тілідифтерия
ភាសាខ្មែរខាន់ស្លាក់
Македонскидифтерија
မြန်မာဆုံဆို့နာ
Nederlandsdifterie
Portuguêsdifteria
Românădifterie
Русскийдифтерия
Svenskadifteri
Kiswahilidondakoo
Tagalogdipterya
Türkçedifteri
Tiếng Việtbạch hầu

Examples

Today diphtheria has become so rarejust five cases in the United States in the most recent decade measuredthat many doctors would struggle to recognize it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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