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WHOOPING COUGH

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• WHOOPING COUGH (noun)
The noun WHOOPING COUGH has 1 sense:

1. a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

Familiarity information: WHOOPING COUGH used as a noun is very rare.

• WHOOPING COUGH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

pertussis; whooping cough

Hypernyms ("whooping cough" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

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