hacking cough

noun

A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough.

“A hacking cough is most commonly observed in chronic catarrh of the upper air-passages, in pharyngitis and laryngitis, and especially in beginning pulmonary tuberculosis; hence its importance.”

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Meanings

nounhacking cough (plural hacking coughs)

plural hacking coughs

  1. medicineA small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough.

    A hacking cough is most commonly observed in chronic catarrh of the upper air-passages, in pharyngitis and laryngitis, and especially in beginning pulmonary tuberculosis; hence its importance.

Translations

Finnish jatkuva yskä
  • jatkuva yskäsmall and frequent cough
Tamil தொடற்ன்து இதுமல்
  • தொடற்ன்து இதுமல் (toṭaṟṉtu itumal)small and frequent cough
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APA

hacking cough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacking%20cough

MLA

“hacking cough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacking%20cough. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hacking cough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacking%20cough.

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