Diphtheritic
pertaining to diphtheria.
affected by diphtheria.
Historical Examples
When fever sets in within a few hours it means very much more frequently pneumonia than diphtheritic fever.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Various
You’ve only got a weak chest, but I’ve got a diphtheritic throat!
The Open Question Elizabeth Robins
But she dared not go backward and forward between her baby and the diphtheritic children.
Robert Elsmere Mrs. Humphry Ward
But she dared not go backwards and forwards between her baby and the diphtheritic children.
Robert Elsmere Mrs. Humphry Ward
The diphtheritic process does not merely consist of the membranous changes in the pharynx and air-passages.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Various
This rarely occurs at the present time, and diphtheritic wounds are seldom seen.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) Various
In later stages it becomes thicker, while occasionally it resembles a diphtheritic exudation.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection Alexander Wynter Blyth
A diphtheritic conjunctivitis, enteritis, cystitis, and endometritis are recognized.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Various
Pavement epithelium yields the easiest foothold to diphtheritic membrane.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Various
Cicatrizing ulcers on both sides of fauces; a diphtheritic pseudo-membrane on septum of nose, larynx normal.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Various
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