hacking cough

Noun

 * 1)  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

 * Finnish: jatkuva yskä