pseudodiphtheria bacillus

noun

pseu·​do·​diphtheria bacillus

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: a nonpathogenic bacterium (Corynebacterium pseudodiphthericum) that closely resembles the organism causing diphtheria but occurs in healthy throats

Word History

Etymology

pseudodiphtheria from New Latin, from pseud- + diphtheria

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Rhymes for pseudodiphtheria bacillus

• amaryllis
• haemophilus
• hilus
• villous
• villus
• willis
• lactobacillus
• utilise