whooping cough

• whooping-cough, hooping-cough

whooping +‎ cough, from the characteristic-sounding cough that is a major symptom.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/
  • (Conservative RP) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔːf/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwʊpɪŋ ˌkɔf/

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whooping cough (countable and uncountable, plural whooping coughs)

1. (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.

• pertussis (jargon); chink cough, chin cough (archaic)

• Pertussis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia