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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word whooping coughs:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. whooping coughs: Merriam-Webster
  2. whooping coughs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. whooping coughs: Wiktionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. whooping coughs: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See whooping_cough as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (whooping cough)

noun:  (pathology) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
▸ Also see whooping_cough


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