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parapertussis

parapertussis noun: an acute form of pertussis and caused by Bordetella pertussis.

Noun

parapertussis (uncountable)

  1. An acute form of pertussis and caused by Bordetella pertussis

Origin of parapertussis

From para- + pertussis.

Questions about parapertussis

What does parapertussis mean?
Parapertussis means an acute form of pertussis and caused by Bordetella pertussis.
What part of speech is parapertussis?
Parapertussis is a noun.

Words near parapertussis in the dictionary

  1. parapeptones
  2. paraperigone
  3. paraperigonia
  4. paraperigonium
  5. paraperitoneal
  6. parapertussis
  7. parapet
  8. parapetalous
  9. parapeted
  10. parapetless
  11. parapetlike

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