Diphtheroid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective Pathology.
  1. resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
noun
  1. any bacterium, especially of the genus Corynebacterium, that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not produce diphtheria toxin.
Diphtheroid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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