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pertussis

Greek translation: κοκκύτης


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English term or phrase:pertussis
Greek translation:κοκκύτης
Entered by: Katerina Kallitsi
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English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: pertussis
illness
nathan
κοκκύτης
Explanation:
an acute infectious disease characterised by coughing spasms that end with a shrill crowing sound on inspiration

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-01-06 18:57:40 GMT)
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kokYtis
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Katerina Kallitsi
Greece
Local time: 23:51
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9κοκκύτης
Katerina Kallitsi
5 +5κοκκύτης
Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
κοκκύτης


Explanation:
an acute infectious disease characterised by coughing spasms that end with a shrill crowing sound on inspiration

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-01-06 18:57:40 GMT)
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kokYtis

Katerina Kallitsi
Greece
Local time: 23:51
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in pair: 172

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgios Paraskevopoulos
11 mins
  -> Thanks, George
agree  xxxx-Translator
13 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
15 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Βίκυ μου.
agree  Lamprini Kosma
1 hr
  -> Ευχαριστώ
agree  Valentini Mellas
1 hr
  -> Σ' ευχαριστώ again
agree  Natassa Iosifidou
2 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ
agree  Betty Revelioti
4 hrs
  -> Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ, Μπέττυ
agree  Gregoris Kondylis
10 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Γρηγόρη
agree  Evdoxia R.
14 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Ευδοξία
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
κοκκύτης


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-01-06 18:59:43 GMT)
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whooping cough
A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

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Note added at 42 mins (2004-01-06 19:36:54 GMT)
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(ο) ουσ. (Κ κοκκύτης) αρρώστια της παιδικής ηλικίας, που εκδηλώνεται με επίμονο χαρακτηριστικό βήχα

Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
Greece
Local time: 23:51
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1563

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgios Paraskevopoulos
11 mins
  -> :-))
agree  xxxx-Translator
12 mins
  -> :-))
agree  Lamprini Kosma
1 hr
  -> :-))
agree  Betty Revelioti
4 hrs
  -> :-))
agree  Gregoris Kondylis
10 hrs
  -> :-))
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