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  1. whooping-cough: Wordnik
  2. whooping-cough: Wiktionary
  3. Whooping-cough: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  2. Whooping-cough: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Whooping-cough)

noun:  Alternative spelling of whooping cough [(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.]

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