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per·tus·sis
 pertussis
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- pronunciation:
- p
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tuh
sihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
an acute infectious respiratory disease particularly serious in children, marked by intense spasms of coughing and sometimes accompanied by a high-pitched sound as air in inhaled between coughs; whooping cough.
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| derivation: |
pertussal (adj.) |
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