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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Kinkhaust :: Kinkhaust (n.) Whooping cough.
Cougher :: Cougher (n.) One who coughs.
Whoop :: Whoop (v. i.) To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
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..
Bechic :: Bechic () Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough..
Whoop :: Whoop (n.) A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
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..
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease..
Croupy :: Croupy (a.) Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough..
Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm..
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..
Hiccoughed :: Hiccoughed (imp. & p. p.) of Hiccoug.
Singult :: Singult (n.) A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough..
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner..
Coughed :: Coughed (imp. & p. p.) of Coug.
Yex :: Yex (v. i.) To hiccough.
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..
Hoop :: Hoop (v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop..
Hickup :: Hickup (n. & v. i.) See Hiccough.
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