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pertussis

American  
[per-tuhs-is] / pərˈtʌs ɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. whooping cough.

pertussis British  
/ pəˈtʌsɪs /

noun

  1. the technical name for whooping cough

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pertussis Scientific  
/ pər-tŭs′ĭs /

  1. See whooping cough

Other Word Forms

  • pertussal adjective

Etymology

Origin of pertussis

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

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