pertussis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pertussis
    n 1: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn:
         {whooping cough}, {pertussis}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pertussis \Per*tus"sis\, n. [NL., fr. L. per through, very +
   tussis cough.] (Med.)
   The whooping cough.
   [1913 Webster]
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