| diphtheria |
Contagious disease of the throat
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| diphtheria |
An infectious disease caused by a bacteria which produces a poison that affects the tonsils, nose and/or skin. The symptoms include difficulty in breathing, high fever, and weakness. The poison also damages the heart and central nervous system, and can be fatal. ^
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| diphthongia |
The simultaneous utterance of two vocal sounds of different pitch in pathological conditions of the larynx.
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| Diphyllobothrium erinacei |
A species infesting dogs, cats, and other carnivores. Larval stages are occasionally found in humans.
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| diphyodont dentition |
Two sets of teeth (i.e., primary and permanent, as in many mammals and humans).
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