whooping cough

noun
🔊/ˈhuːpɪŋ kɒf/
🔊/ˈhuːpɪŋ kɔːf/
(medical医学 pertussis)
[uncountable]
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  1. a disease, especially of children, that makes them cough (= force air noisily through the throat) and have difficulty breathing百日咳Topics Illnessc2