kokluŝo
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Etymology
From Russian коклю́ш (kokljúš), Polish koklusz, both from French coqueluche, from Italian coccoluchio.
Pronunciation
Noun
kokluŝo (uncountable, accusative kokluŝon)
- whooping cough, pertussis
- 1998 March, Vladimir Lemelev, “Homo, kiu savis milionojn”, in Monato, page 12:
- La sukceso de la kontraŭ-variola kampanjo rezultigis plian programon de vakcinado kontraŭ ses malsanoj: tuberkulozo, difterio, kokluŝo, morbilo, poliomjelito kaj tetano.
- The success of the anti-smallpox campaign resulted in additional vaccination programs against six diseases: tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus.