pertusses

per·tus·sis

[per-tuhs-is]
noun Pathology.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin per- per- + tussis a cough

per·tus·sal, adjective
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pertussis (pəˈtʌsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the technical name for whooping cough
 
[C18: New Latin, from Latin per- (intensive) + tussis cough]
 
per'tussal
 
adj

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Pertusses is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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pertussis per·tus·sis (pər-tŭs'ĭs)
n.
See whooping cough.

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pertussis   (pər-tŭs'ĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
See whooping cough.
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