pertussis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈtʌsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pər tus′is)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•tus•sis  (pər tus′is),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. PathologySee whooping cough. 
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin per- per- + tussis a cough
  • 1790–1800
per•tus′sal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pertussis / pəˈtʌsɪs/
  1. the technical name for whooping cough
Etymology: 18th Century: New Latin, from Latin per- (intensive) + tussis coughperˈtussal
'pertussis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
DPT - DTP - tussis - whooping cough

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