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Definition diphtheria

Etymology

From French diphthérie, coined 1857 by Pierre Bretonneau; from Ancient Greek ??????? (diphthéra, “prepared hide, leather”), for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. Bretonneau earlier used diphthérite, from which diphtheritis.

Noun

diphtheria (countable and uncountable, plural diphtherias)

  1. (pathology) A highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterised by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing, its symptoms being due to a potent toxin excreted by the infecting agent Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Results 295 Words with the letters DIPHTHERIA

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15 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
HERMAPHRODITISM 29
14 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
HERMAPHRODITIC 28
11 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
DIPHTHERIAL 20
DIPHTHERIAS 19
10 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
DIPHTHERIA 18
7 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
AIRTHED 10
DIPTERA 11
PARTIED 11
PERIDIA 11
PIRATED 11
PITHEAD 13
PITHIER 12
RAPHIDE 13
RIPTIDE 11
TIDERIP 11
6 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
AIRTED 7
DEARTH 9
DEPART 10
DIAPER 10
DIAPIR 10
DITHER 9
HADITH 11
HAIRED 9
HARPED 12
HATRED 9
HEARTH 10
HEPTAD 12
HITHER 10
PAIRED 10
PARDIE 10
PARTED 10
PETARD 10
PIRATE 9
PITHED 12
PITIED 10
PITIER 9
PRATED 10
REDIPT 10
REPAID 10
RHAPHE 13
TEPHRA 11
TERAPH 11
THREAD 9
THREAP 11
TIDIER 7
TIRADE 7
TREPID 10
5 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
ADEPT 9
AIDER 6
AIRED 6
AIRTH 7
APHID 11
APTER 8
ATRIP 8
DATER 6
DEAIR 6
DEATH 8
DEPTH 11
DERAT 6
DRAPE 9
DRIPT 9
EARTH 7
EPHAH 12
HARED 8
HATED 8
HATER 7
HEARD 8
HEART 7
HEATH 9
HIDER 8
HIRED 8
IRADE 6
IRATE 5
ITHER 7
PADRE 9
PADRI 9
PARDI 9
PARED 9
PATED 9
PATER 8
PEART 8
PIETA 8
PRATE 8
PRIDE 9
PRIED 9
RADII 6
RAPED 9
RAPHE 10
RAPID 9
RATED 6
RATHE 7
REDIA 6
REDIP 9
RETIA 5
RIPED 9
TAPED 9
TAPER 8
TAPIR 8
TARED 6
TEIID 6
TEPID 9
TERAI 5
THEIR 7
THIRD 8
THRIP 10
TIRED 6
TRADE 6
TREAD 6
TRIAD 6
TRIED 6
TRIPE 8
4 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
ADIT 5
AHED 7
AIDE 5
AIRT 4
APED 8
APER 7
ARID 5
DARE 5
DART 5
DATE 5
DEAR 5
DIET 5
DIPT 8
DIRE 5
DIRT 5
DITA 5
DITE 5
DRAT 5
DRIP 8
EATH 6
EDIT 5
EPHA 9
HADE 7
HAED 7
HAET 6
HAIR 6
HARD 7
HARE 6
HARP 9
HART 6
HATE 6
HATH 8
HEAD 7
HEAP 9
HEAR 6
HEAT 6
HEIR 6
HERD 7
HETH 8
HIDE 7
HIED 7
HIRE 6
IDEA 5
IRED 5
IRID 5
ITER 4
PADI 8
PAID 8
PAIR 7
PARD 8
PARE 7
PART 7
PATE 7
PATH 9
PEAR 7
PEAT 7
PERI 7
PERT 7
PHAT 9
PIED 8
PIER 7
PITA 7
PITH 9
PRAT 7
RAID 5
RAPE 7
RAPT 7
RATE 4
RATH 6
READ 5
REAP 7
RHEA 6
RIDE 5
RIPE 7
RITE 4
TAHR 6
TAPE 7
TARE 4
TARP 7
TEAR 4
TEPA 7
THAE 6
THIR 6
TIDE 5
TIED 5
TIER 4
TIPI 7
TIRE 4
TRAD 5
TRAP 7
TRIP 7
3 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
AHI 5
AID 4
AIR 3
AIT 3
APE 6
APT 6
ARE 3
ART 3
ATE 3
DAH 6
DAP 7
DIE 4
DIP 7
DIT 4
EAR 3
EAT 3
EDH 6
ERA 3
ETA 3
ETH 5
HAD 6
HAE 5
HAH 7
HAP 8
HAT 5
HEH 7
HEP 8
HER 5
HET 5
HID 6
HIE 5
HIP 8
HIT 5
IRE 3
PAD 7
PAH 8
PAR 6
PAT 6
PEA 6
PED 7
PEH 8
PER 6
PET 6
PHI 8
PHT 8
PIA 6
PIE 6
PIT 6
RAD 4
RAH 5
RAI 3
RAP 6
RAT 3
RED 4
REI 3
REP 6
RET 3
RIA 3
RID 4
RIP 6
TAD 4
TAE 3
TAP 6
TAR 3
TEA 3
TED 4
THE 5
TIE 3
TIP 6
2 letter words with the letters DIPHTHERIA ↑
AD 3
AE 2
AH 4
AI 2
AR 2
AT 2
DA 3
DE 3
DI 3
ED 3
EH 4
ER 2
ET 2
HA 4
HE 4
HI 4
ID 3
IT 2
PA 5
PE 5
PI 5
RE 2
TA 2
TI 2

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