Added 9 October 2026
pertussis
/pəˈtʌsɪs/ noun
Latin root: per Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pertussis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane.
Origin
From New Latin, from Latin per- (“thorough”) + tussis (“cough”).
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