whooping cough
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/
- (Conservative RP) IPA: /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔːf/
- (America) IPA: /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/
- (America) IPA: /ˈwʊpɪŋ ˌkɔf/
whooping cough
- (disease) 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.
- French: coqueluche
- German: Keuchhusten
- Italian: tosse canina, pertosse
- Portuguese: coqueluche, pertússis, tosse convulsa
- Russian: коклю́ш
- Spanish: tosferina, tos convulsiva, coqueluche
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