difterio
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Etymology
Borrowed from French diphtérie.
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Noun
difterio (uncountable, accusative difterion)
- diphtheria
- 1998 March, Vladimir Lemelev, “Homo, kiu savis milionojn”, in Monato, page 12:
- La sukceso de la kontraŭ-variola kampanjo rezultigis plian programon de vakcinado kontraŭ ses malsanoj: tuberkulozo, difterio, kokluŝo, morbilo, poliomjelito kaj tetano.
- The success of the anti-smallpox campaign resulted in additional vaccination programs against six diseases: tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus.