Definition of
pertussis has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

Synonyms

whooping_cough

Related terms

infectious_disease respiratory_disease

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Rhymes with

osteoporosis atherosclerosis asbestosis parenthesis photosynthesis prosthesis emphasis nemesis electrophoresis neurofibromatosis praxis paralysis amniocentesis urinalysis lysis pyxis sis cysts synopsis sepsis psychoanalysis thrombolysis analysis tuberculosis basis dialysis electrophoresis oasis lexis endometriosis thrombolysis osmosis

Phonetic and Homophones

P ER0 T AH1 S IH0 S

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Pertusaria

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