diphtheroids








adjective Pathology.

  1. resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.

noun

  1. any bacterium, especially of the genus Corynebacterium, that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not produce diphtheria toxin.

n.

  1. 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
  2. Any of various microorganisms resembling Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
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