WHOOPING COUGH


Meaning of WHOOPING COUGH in English

noun Date: circa 1670 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

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