WHOOPING COUGH
\wˈuːpɪŋ kˈɒf], \wˈuːpɪŋ kˈɒf], \w_ˈuː_p_ɪ_ŋ k_ˈɒ_f]\
Definitions of WHOOPING COUGH
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
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A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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