diphtheria
C2Noun/US /dɪfθˈɪriːɑ/ dĭfth-ĬR-ē-ä; UK /dɪfθˈɪriːɑ/ dĭfth-ĬR-ē-ä/
A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation.
