diphtheroid
Etymology
From diphtheria + -oid.
diphtheroid means Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
adj
- Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
- Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
noun
- Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria