whooping cough 百日咳
whooping cough[ noun ]
a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
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Whooping \Whoop"ing\,
a. & n. from {Whoop}, v. t.
{Whooping cough} (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough,
returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting
of several expirations, followed by a sonorous
inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
--Dunglison.
{Whooping crane} (Zo["o]l.), a North American crane ({Crus
Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it
utters.
{Whooping swan} (Zo["o]l.), the whooper swan. See the Note
under {Swan}.