pseudodiphtheritic
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊdɪfθəˈrɪtɪk/ /ˌs(j)uːdəʊdɪpθəˈrɪtɪk/Medicine
adjective
Resembling diphtheria or its manifestations; pseudomembranous.
Origin
Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From pseudo- + diphtheritic, after German pseudo-diphtheritisch.