whooping cough

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

tos ferina

tos convulsiva

coqueluche

pertussis

tosferina

Sinónimos

pertussis

hooping-cough

asthma

whooping-cough

etc.

chincough

croup

cough

Traducciones

coqueluche

Keuchhusten

pertosse

kinkhoest

tosse canina

coqueluche

Pertussis

tosse asinina

κοκκύτης

tos ferina

pertussis

bacille pertussis

cocqueluche

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/

Etimología (Inglés)

From whooping + cough, from the characteristic-sounding cough that is a major symptom.