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