PERTUSSIS


Meaning of PERTUSSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈtə-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin per- thoroughly + tussis cough

Date: circa 1799

: whooping cough

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.