Diphtheria Meaning in English

word

US

dɪfˈθɪɹiɑ

dif-THEER-ee-ah

UK

dɪfθˈiəɹɪɐ

dif-THEE-ree-uh

التعريف

Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria, often affecting the throat and airways and can be life-threatening if not treated.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Diphtheria' is used mostly in medical or scientific contexts. Common collocations: 'diphtheria vaccine', 'diphtheria outbreak', and 'contract diphtheria'. The word describes the disease, not the bacteria itself or a symptom.

• Spanish: difteria
• Portuguese (BR): difteria
• Portuguese (PT): difteria
• Chinese (Simplified): 白喉
• Chinese (Traditional): 白喉
• Hindi: डिफ्थीरिया
• Arabic: الخُنَّاق
• Bengali: ডিফথেরিয়া
• Russian: дифтерия
• Japanese: ジフテリア
• Vietnamese: bệnh bạch hầu
• Korean: 디프테리아
• Turkish: difteri
• Urdu: خناق
• Indonesian: difteria

جمل نموذجية

Diphtheria can make it hard to breathe.

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There is a vaccine to protect against diphtheria.

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Diphtheria spreads easily from person to person.

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Doctors rarely see diphtheria cases now thanks to vaccination.

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My grandfather told me stories about a diphtheria outbreak in his village.

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Without early treatment, diphtheria can be deadly.

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