adjective Pathology.
- resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
noun
- any bacterium, especially of the genus Corynebacterium, that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not produce diphtheria toxin.
n.
- A local infection that resembles diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane, but that is caused by a microorganism other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae.pseudodiphtheria
- Any of various microorganisms resembling Corynebacterium diphtheriae.