- Pertussis
- Pertussis Per*tus"sis, n. [NL., fr. L. per through, very + tussis cough.] (Med.) The whooping cough. [1913 Webster]
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Pertussis
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Pertussis — Classification and external resources A young boy coughing due to pertussis. ICD 10 A37 … Wikipedia
pertussis — f. neumol. Tos ferina. Medical Dictionary. 2011. pertussis Véase tos ferina … Diccionario médico
pertussis — PERTÚSSIS s. n. tuse convulsivă. (< engl. pertussis) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Pertussis — (lat.), Keuchhusten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pertussis — (lat.), Keuchhusten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pertussis — “whooping cough,” 1799, from Mod.L. per “thoroughly” + tussis “cough,” of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
pertussis — [pər tus′is] n. [ModL < L per , intens. + tussis, a cough] WHOOPING COUGH pertussal adj. pertussoid … English World dictionary
Pertussis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A37.0 Keuchhusten durch Bordetella pertussis A37.1 Keuchhusten durch Bordetella parapertussis A37.8 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pertussis — Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, “whooping” indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect young children,… … Medical dictionary
pertussis — (pěr tus is) An acute, highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract, most frequently affecting young children, usually caused by Bordetella pertussis or B. parapertussis. Consists of peculiar paroxysms of coughing, ending in a prolonged… … Dictionary of microbiology
