pertussis
Definitions
Noun
- A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
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| 1 | russians | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | russia's | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | percussive | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | persist | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | percussion | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | prussia | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | repercussions | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | prussian | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | perusing | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | persis | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | pussies | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | plessis | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | perusse | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | peruses | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | pertuit | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | peratis | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | percussionist | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | russi | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pruss | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | petunias | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Antibiotic-resistant Bordetella pertussis | Whooping Cough
Oct 28, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
Oct 28, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
May 12, 2016 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (.gov)
May 12, 2016 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (.gov)
Whooping cough cases confirmed at Northeast Ohio high school, elementary school
Nov 6, 2026 Cleveland 19 News
Nov 6, 2026 Cleveland 19 News