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whooping cough

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
whooping cough /ˈhuːpɪŋ/

▶noun a contagious bacterial disease chiefly affecting children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop.

'whooping cough' also found in these Oxford entries:

DPT - pertussis

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