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whooping cough
noun
medical : a disease that usually affects children and that causes severe coughing and difficult breathing
Full Definition of WHOOPING COUGH
: an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath —called also pertussis
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First Known Use of WHOOPING COUGH
circa 1670
WHOOPING COUGH Defined for Kids
whooping cough
noun
Definition of WHOOPING COUGH for Kids
: a bacterial disease especially of children in which severe attacks of coughing are often followed by a high-pitched gasping intake of breath
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whooping cough
noun
Medical Definition of WHOOPING COUGH
: an infectious disease especially of children caused by a bacterium of the genus Bordetella (B. pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath—called also pertussis
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