C. DIPHTHERIAE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does C. diphtheriae mean? 

• C. DIPHTHERIAE (noun)
  The noun C. DIPHTHERIAE has 1 sense:

1. a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria

  Familiarity information: C. DIPHTHERIAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• C. DIPHTHERIAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

C. diphtheriae; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Klebs-Loeffler bacillus

Hypernyms ("C. diphtheriae" is a kind of...):

corynebacterium (any species of the genus Corynebacterium)

Holonyms ("C. diphtheriae" is a member of...):

genus Corynebacterium (the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals)

 Context examples 

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.

(Diphtheria, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)