diphtheria

diphtheria

英 [dɪf'θɪərɪə; dɪp-]
　　美 [dɪp'θɪərɪr]

n. [內科] 白喉

中文詞源：

diphtheria 白喉

來自希臘語diphthera, 皮革，處理過的皮革，詞源不詳，可能來自dip, 浸泡，因這種病的癥狀喉嚨裡形成的厚膜如同皮革而得名。

例句：

1. Parents are advised to have their children immunized against diphtheria.
建議傢長讓孩子接種抗白喉疫苗.

2. The doctor diagnosed my illness as diphtheria.
醫生診斷我的病為白喉.

3. As diphtheria antitoxin is a foreign protein.
白喉抗毒素是並性蛋白.

4. The doctor diagnosed the illness as diphtheria.
醫生診斷該病為白喉.

5. I ascertained the disease to be diphtheria.
我確定該病為白喉.