pertussis

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Modern Latin, from per- + tussis ‘cough’.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pə'tʌsɪs/

[edit] Noun

Singular
pertussis

Plural
pertusses

pertussis (plural pertusses)

  1. (pathology) whooping cough

[edit] Translations

whooping cough
See translations at whooping cough.
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