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WHOOPING COUGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("whooping cough" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)