Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
diphtheria .
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Examples
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He did not object; but asked if we were free from small-pox, diphtheritis, croup, measles, scarlet-fever, whooping-cough, and such like maladies in our country at present.
Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864
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(1828-89; diphtheritis conjunctivae), Otto Becker (1828-90; pathological topography of the eye, lens), Josef Ritter von Hasner
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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