名詞 diphtheria:

1. acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

1. German physiologist. He won a1901 Nobel Prize for work on serum immunization against diphtheria and tetanus.
   貝林，埃米爾·馮1854－1917德國生理學(xué)家，因其在抗白喉與破傷風(fēng)血清免疫方面的工作獲1901年諾貝爾獎
2. Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease.
   白喉是一種嚴(yán)重的傳染病。

diph.the.ri.a

n.（名詞）
An acute infectious disease caused by the bacillusCorynebacterium diphtheriae, characterized by the production of a systemic toxin and the formation of a false membrane on the lining of the mucous membrane of the throat and other respiratory passages, causing difficulty in breathing, high fever, and weakness. The toxin is particularly harmful to the tissues of the heart and central nervous system.
白喉：由桿菌白喉?xiàng)U菌 引起的嚴(yán)重傳染病，癥狀為產(chǎn)生器官系統(tǒng)毒素和在喉嚨及其它呼吸道的黏膜內(nèi)壁上形成偽膜，引起呼吸困難、高燒和虛脫。毒素對心臟組織和中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)極為有害

來源：
New Latin diphthôria
現(xiàn)代拉丁語 diphthôria
from French diphthérie
源自 法語 diphthérie
from Greek diphthera [piece of hide, leather]
源自 希臘語 diphthera [皮毛]

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