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cough (kof)

1. sudden noisy expulsion of air from lungs.

2. to produce such an expulsion.

dry cough cough without expectoration.

hacking cough a short, frequent, shallow and feeble cough.

productive cough cough with expectoration of material from the bronchi.

reflex cough cough due to irritation of some remote organ.

wet cough productive c.

whooping cough pertussis.

hacking cough

Etymology: AS, haeccan + cohettan

a short, weak repeating cough, often caused by irritation of the larynx by a postnasal drip. It can also result from side effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and smoking.

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