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pertussis
noun(per-tus-sis)
whooping cough
pertussis
noun(per-tus-sis)
an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath —called also pertussis

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