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pertussis /per·tus·sis/ (per-tus´is) whooping cough; an infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, marked by catarrh of the respiratory tract and peculiar paroxysms of cough, ending in a prolonged crowing or whooping respiration.
pertussis (purtus´is), n a disease caused by B. pertussis in which the patient suffers from a cough that makes a “whooping” sound. Also called whooping cough. |
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