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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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Hoop :: Hoop (v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop..

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..

Hiccough :: Hiccough (v. i.) To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.

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..

Coughed :: Coughed (imp. & p. p.) of Coug.

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..

Cougher :: Cougher (n.) One who coughs.

Hickup :: Hickup (n. & v. i.) See Hiccough.

Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..

Hiccoughed :: Hiccoughed (imp. & p. p.) of Hiccoug.

Croupy :: Croupy (a.) Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough..

Singultus :: Singultus (n.) Hiccough.

Singultous :: Singultous (a.) Relating to, or affected with, hiccough..

Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A shout; a whoop, 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..

Asthmatical :: Asthmatical (a.) Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient..

Hiccoughing :: Hiccoughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hiccoug.

Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough..