diphther-
(Greek > Latin > French: leather, prepared hide, membrane)
An infectious disease characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages. Coined by the French physician Pierre Bretonneau [1778-1862]. The disease was so called by Bretonneau because it is characterized by the formation of a false membrane.
diphteroid
diphtheria
diphtherial
diphtheritic
diphtheritis
diphtherotoxin
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