'Whooping cough' definitions:

Definition of 'whooping cough'

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noun
A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: whooping cough, pertussis]

Definition of 'Whooping cough'

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  • Whooping \Whoop"ing\, a. & n. from Whoop, v. t. [1913 Webster]
  • Whooping cough (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough. --Dunglison.
  • Whooping crane (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it utters.
  • Whooping swan (Zool.), the whooper swan. See the Note under Swan. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'whooping cough'

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