pertussis
pertussis · pertusses
Whooping coughWhooping cough.
UK/pəˈtʌsɪs/US/pɚˈtʌsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Whooping cough.
More definitions
- a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
Origin
From New Latin, from Latin per- (“thorough”) + tussis (“cough”).From New Latin, from Latin per- (“thorough”) + tussis (“cough”).
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Forms
plural: pertussesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane:whooping cough
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedparapertussis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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