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pertussis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pertussis \Per*tus"sis\, n. [NL., fr L. per through very + tussis cough.] (Med.) The whooping cough. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pertussis n : a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: {whooping cough}]
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