pertussis

[per-tuhs-is]

noun

Pathology.

1. whooping cough.

pertussis

/ pəˈtʌsɪs /

noun

1. the technical name for whooping cough

pertussis

1. See whooping cough

Other Word Forms

• pertussal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pertussis¹

1790–1800; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin per- per- + tussis a cough

Word History and Origins

Origin of pertussis¹

C18: New Latin, from Latin per- (intensive) + tussis cough