diphtheric, a.
(-ˈɛrɪk)
[f. diphtheria + -ic.]
= diphtheritic.
| 1859 Semple Mem. Diphtheria v. 177 The diphtheric virus. 1860 New Syd. Soc. Year-bk. 152 Diphtheric affection of the skin. 1887 J. C. Morison Service of Man (1889) 192 The surgeon who sucks diphtheric poison from a dying child's throat and dies himself in consequence. |