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CONJUNCTIVITIS DIPHTHERITIC

\kənd͡ʒˌʌŋktɪvˈa͡ɪtɪs dˌɪfθəɹˈɪtɪk], \kənd‍ʒˌʌŋktɪvˈa‍ɪtɪs dˌɪfθəɹˈɪtɪk], \k_ə_n_dʒ_ˌʌ_ŋ_k_t_ɪ_v_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s d_ˌɪ_f_θ_ə_ɹ_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of CONJUNCTIVITIS DIPHTHERITIC

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A disease characterized by a rapid and very marked swelling of the lids, due to a more or less extensive infiltration, not only of the conjunctiva, but also of the other tissues of the lids.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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