pseudodiphtheria bacillus
noun
pseu·do·diphtheria bacillus
¦sü(ˌ)dō+…-
: a nonpathogenic bacterium (Corynebacterium pseudodiphthericum) that closely resembles the organism causing diphtheria but occurs in healthy throats
Word History
Etymology
pseudodiphtheria from New Latin, from pseud- + diphtheria