hacking cough

== English == === Noun === hacking cough (plural hacking coughs) (pathology) 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. ==== Translations ==== === References === “hacking cough” at MacmillanDictionary.com Medical dictionaries at Google Books