Whooping Cough Definition
ho͝opĭng, wo͝o-, hwo͝o-, ho͝opĭng
noun
An acute infectious disease, usually affecting children, caused by a bacillus (Bordetella pertussis) and characterized by a mucous discharge from the nose and later by repeated attacks of coughing that end in a forced intake of breath, or whoop.
Webster's New World
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