NOUN | state | pertussis, whooping cough | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane |
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Sounds | pertah'sihs | |
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Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... |
Meaning | A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane. | |
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Synonym | whooping cough | |
Broader | infectious disease | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder | A disease affecting the respiratory system | |
Spanish | coqueluche, pertussis, tos ferina, tosferina | |
Catalan | tos ferina |
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