Definition of cough

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Cough (v. i.) To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner..

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Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Singult :: Singult (n.) A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough..
Croup :: Croup (n.) An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria..
Yex :: Yex (v. i.) To hiccough.
Coughed :: Coughed (imp. & p. p.) of Coug.
Hickup :: Hickup (n. & v. i.) See Hiccough.
Hiccough :: Hiccough (n.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough..
Yex :: Yex (v. i.) A hiccough.
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm..
Expectorate :: Expectorate (v. t.) To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth..
Hiccough :: Hiccough (v. i.) To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.
Asthmatical :: Asthmatical (a.) Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient..
Pertussis :: Pertussis (n.) The whooping cough.
Asthma :: Asthma (n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration..
Bechic :: Bechic () Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough..
Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough..
Hiccoughed :: Hiccoughed (imp. & p. p.) of Hiccoug.
Kinkhaust :: Kinkhaust (n.) Whooping cough.
Croupy :: Croupy (a.) Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough..
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