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hacking cough
(redirected from hacking coughs)

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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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It is a truly miserable and drawn-out session of sleepless nights, high fevers and hacking coughs.
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Drug makers pulled cold medicines targeted for babies and toddlers off the market Thursday, leaving parents to find alternatives for hacking coughs and runny little noses just as fall sniffles get in full swing.
Drug makers pulled cold medicines targeted for babies and toddlers off the market Thursday, leaving parents to find alternatives for hacking coughs and runny little noses just as fall sniffles get in full swing.
 
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