English Dictionary

hacking cough

noun

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

She couldn't sleep because of her hacking cough.

意味（1）

(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.