Definition of cough

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Cough (v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm..

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Hiccoughing :: Hiccoughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hiccoug.
Yex :: Yex (v. i.) To hiccough.
Pertussis :: Pertussis (n.) The whooping cough.
Consumption :: Consumption (n.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary consumption..
Hem :: Hem (interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm..
Cougher :: Cougher (n.) One who coughs.
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse..
Hoop :: Hoop (v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop..
Hiccoughed :: Hiccoughed (imp. & p. p.) of Hiccoug.
Asthmatical :: Asthmatical (a.) Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient..
Tussicular :: Tussicular (a.) Of or pertaining to a cough.
Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Coughing :: Coughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coug.
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc..
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..
Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..
Bechic :: Bechic (n.) A medicine for relieving coughs.
Singultous :: Singultous (a.) Relating to, or affected with, hiccough..
Chin Cough :: Chin cough () Whooping cough.
Hiccough :: Hiccough (v. i.) To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.
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