błonica
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See also: błonicą
Polish
Etymology
From błona + -ica. The medical sense is a calque of French diphtérie, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). First attested in 1861.
Pronunciation
Noun
błonica f
- diphtheria
- Synonyms: dyfteria, dyfteryt
- błonica gardła ― throat diphtheria
- błonica krtani ― larynx diphtheria
- błonica nosa ― diphtheria of the nose
- błonica spojówek ― conjunctiva diphtheria
- błonica skóry ― diphtheria of the skin
- szczepionka przeciw błonicy ― a vaccine for diphtheria
- bakterie błonicy ― diphtherial bacteria
- epidemia błonicy ― a diphtheria epidemic
- objawy błonicy ― symptoms of diphtheria
- postacie błonicy ― forms of diphtheria
- wywoływać błonicę ― to cause diphtheria
- zarażenie błonicą ― a diphtherial infection
- zaszczepić się przeciwko błonicy ― to get vaccinated for diphtheria
- narażony na błonicę ― vulnerable to diphtheria
- uodpornić się na błonicę ― to get immunized to diphtheria
- zachorować na błonicę ― to get sick with diphtheria
- chronić przed błonicą ― to protect against/from diphtheria
- sea lettuce (any green algae of the genus Ulva)
- Synonym: ulwa
Declension
Declension of błonica
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References
- ^ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “błonica”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861