Pertussis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pertussis \Per*tus"sis\, n. [NL., fr. L. per through, very +
     tussis cough.] (Med.)
     The whooping cough.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pertussis
       n : a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: {whooping
           cough}]