Definition of hacking cough
: a loud, dry cough
The patient has a hacking cough.
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“Hacking cough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacking%20cough. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.
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