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Whooping cough   /wˈupɪŋ kɑf/   Listen
Whooping cough

noun
1.
A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane.  Synonym: pertussis.





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"Whooping cough" Quotes from Famous Books



... good honest laugh is like whooping cough—it is catching. The first thing Danny Meadow Mouse knew his tears would not come. It's a fact, Danny Meadow Mouse had run short of tears. The next thing he knew he wasn't crying at all—he was laughing. Yes, Sir, he actually was laughing. ...
— Mother West Wind's Children • Thornton W. Burgess


Words linked to "Whooping cough" :   respiratory illness, pertussis, respiratory disorder, infectious disease, respiratory disease


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