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May 19, 2013

Diphtheria Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Diphtheria article.

Airway: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Airway obstruction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibody: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antitoxin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asymptomatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacillus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cutaneous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diphtheria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

DTaP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ear: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ECG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Erythromycin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gram-positive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hoarseness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunization: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Incidence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incubation period: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intubation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Isolate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Larynx: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymph: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malaise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Membrane: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasopharynx: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obstruction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Paralysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Penicillin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Probability: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Reservoir: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Soft palate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tonsils: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Toxin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trachea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccines: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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