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pertussoid

pertussoid adjective: characteristic of whooping cough.

Adjective

pertussoid (not comparable)

  1. Characteristic of whooping cough

Origin of pertussoid

From pertussis + -oid.

Questions about pertussoid

What does pertussoid mean?
Pertussoid means characteristic of whooping cough.
What part of speech is pertussoid?
Pertussoid is an adjective.

Words near pertussoid in the dictionary

  1. pertusion
  2. pertusions
  3. pertussal
  4. pertusses
  5. pertussis
  6. pertussoid
  7. pertuzumab
  8. Pertwee
  9. Peru
  10. Perugia
  11. Perugian

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