pseudodiphtheria
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊdɪpˈθɪərɪə/ /ˌs(j)uːdəʊdɪfˈθɪərɪə/Medicine
noun
1Attributive Designating the bacterium Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, which resembles the causal agent of diphtheria, C. diphtheriae, and is found in the nasopharynx of humans, but is non-pathogenic. Chiefly in pseudodiphtheria bacillus. Compare pseudodiphtheritic. Now historical.
2Any of various forms of pharyngitis or tonsillitis resembling diphtheria, especially by the presence of a pseudomembrane. Now rare.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From pseudo- + diphtheria.
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