Pertussis

/pətˈʌsɪs/

/pɝˈtəsɪs/

[noun]

Pertussis

[NOUN]

a contagious respiratory disease often characterized by violent coughs and breathing difficulties

synonyms : whooping cough

Examples

1. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

2. Like pertussis, better known as whooping cough.

3. Pertussis which causes whopping cough. - Whoop, whoop.

4. In addition to this, though, pertussis toxin causes an increase in the absolute lymphocyte level in the blood, specifically an increase in the population of T cells floating around through a few mechanisms.