Middle English dile, from Old English; akin to Old High German tilli dill
diphtheria
noun
diph·the·ria
|\dif-ˈthir-ē-ə, nonstandard dip-\
an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system
Middle English dile, from Old English; akin to Old High German tilli dill
diphtheria
noun
diph·the·ria
|\dif-ˈthir-ē-ə, nonstandard dip-\
an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system
Middle English dile, from Old English; akin to Old High German tilli dill
diphtheria
noun
diph·the·ria
|\dif-ˈthir-ē-ə, nonstandard dip-\
an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system