pertussis
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per·tus·sal, adjective
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pertussis (pəˈtʌsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the technical name for whooping cough | |
| [C18: New Latin, from Latin per- (intensive) + tussis cough] | |
| per'tussal | |
| —adj | |
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Pertussis
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| 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. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
pertussis per·tus·sis (pər-tŭs'ĭs)
n.
See whooping cough.
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Science Dictionary
| pertussis (pər-tŭs'ĭs) Pronunciation Key
See whooping cough. |
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Example sentences
Pertussis is a serious bacterial respiratory illness and can infect persons of all ages.
Pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease.
Information on symptoms, vaccines and treatment for pertussis.
Measles was on the decline, pertussis was on the decline, rubella was on the decline.
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