Definition of cough

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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..

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Singultous :: Singultous (a.) Relating to, or affected with, hiccough..
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm..
Singult :: Singult (n.) A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough..
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..
Bechic :: Bechic () Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough..
Parlous :: Parlous (a.) Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough..
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner..
Hoop :: Hoop (v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough..
Kinkhaust :: Kinkhaust (n.) Whooping cough.
Pertussis :: Pertussis (n.) The whooping cough.
Hickup :: Hickup (n. & v. i.) See Hiccough.
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..
Coughing :: Coughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coug.
Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Heaves :: Heaves (n.) A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind..
Whoop :: Whoop (n.) A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Coughed :: Coughed (imp. & p. p.) of Coug.
Horehound :: Horehound (n.) A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc..
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