Diphtheria
Definitions
A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Equivalents
28 more languages
Češtinazáškrt
Danskdifteri
Ελληνικάδιφθερίτιδα
Esperantodifterio
Galegogarrotillo
Magyardiftéria
Bahasa Indonesiadifteri
Italianodifterite
日本語ジフテリア
ქართულიდიფთერია
Қазақ тілідифтерия
ភាសាខ្មែរខាន់ស្លាក់
한국어디프테리아
Македонскидифтерија
မြန်မာဆုံဆို့နာ
Nederlandsdifterie
Portuguêsdifteria
Românădifterie
Русскийдифтерия
Svenskadifteri
Kiswahilidondakoo
ไทยคอตีบ
Tagalogdipterya
Türkçedifteri
Tiếng Việtbạch hầu
Examples
“Today diphtheria has become⟳ so rare — just five cases in the United States in the most recent decade measured — that many doctors would struggle⟳ to recognize it.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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