Definitions for diphtherias

diphtherias diph·the·ri·a

Spelling: [dif-theer-ee-uh, dip-]
IPA: /dɪfˈθɪər i ə, dɪp-/

Diphtherias is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 1004 anagrams from letters in diphtherias (adehhiiprst).

Definitions for diphtherias

noun

  1. a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.
  2. a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.

Origin of diphtherias

1850-55; New Latin French diphthérie Greek diphthér(a) skin, leather + -ia -ia

Examples for diphtherias

I saw it often enough when I had diphtheria and he was taking my pulse.

Thankfully, diphtheria has been essentially eliminated in the United States.

There was no sign of further outbreak of diphtheria upon the island.

Lessing and I bought it the winter the children had the diphtheria.

The immediate cause of diphtheria has been known only within recent years.

It is no longer necessary for children to choke to death with diphtheria.

His optimism led him to compare ending poverty to eradicating scarlet fever and diphtheria.

How she had got it nobody knew; but diphtheria Jane had, and of the most malignant type.

diphtheria, on the other hand, is perfectly capable of causing an outbreak in a vulnerable population.

Instead, the concerns reflect the fact that unlike measles or diphtheria or rubella, HPV is not spread by casual contact.

Thankfully, diphtheria has been essentially eliminated in the United States.

I saw it often enough when I had diphtheria and he was taking my pulse.

How she had got it nobody knew; but diphtheria Jane had, and of the most malignant type.

The immediate cause of diphtheria has been known only within recent years.

diphtheria, on the other hand, is perfectly capable of causing an outbreak in a vulnerable population.

There was no sign of further outbreak of diphtheria upon the island.

Lessing and I bought it the winter the children had the diphtheria.

His optimism led him to compare ending poverty to eradicating scarlet fever and diphtheria.

Instead, the concerns reflect the fact that unlike measles or diphtheria or rubella, HPV is not spread by casual contact.

It is no longer necessary for children to choke to death with diphtheria.

Word Value for diphtherias
Scrable

19

Words with friends

18

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