1. resembling diphtheria or the bacteria that cause it
Usage: medical

1. a bacterium that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not cause diphtheria
Usage: medical

Examples

• The laboratory identified several diphtheroid bacteria in the throat culture.
• Diphtheroid organisms are commonly found as normal flora on human skin.
• The microbiologist noted the diphtheroid appearance of the bacterial colonies.
• These diphtheroid species are generally harmless to healthy individuals.
• The throat swab revealed diphtheroid bacteria rather than true diphtheria bacilli.
• Diphtheroid infections are rare but can occur in immunocompromised patients.