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What (who) is cough drops - definition
MEDICATED TABLET
Cough drop; Cough drops; Throat lozenger; Cough-drop; Cough Drop; Cough sweet; Throat lozenges; Cough sweets; Coughdrop; Coughdrops; Medicinal lozenge; Medical lozenge; Lozenge (medicine)
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cough drop
(also cough sweet)
¦ noun a medicated lozenge sucked to relieve a cough.
Throat lozenge
A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat or strep throat), possibly from the common cold or influenza. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape, a diamond.
Chronic cough
LONG-TERM COUGHING
Chronic cough syndrome
Chronic cough is long-term coughing, sometimes defined as more than several weeks or months. The term can be used to describe the different causes related to coughing, the three main ones being upper airway cough syndrome, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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Throat lozenge
A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat or strep throat), possibly from the common cold or influenza. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape, a diamond.
Examples of use of cough drops
1. The cold, however, didn‘t seem to bother Edwards, who was sucking on cough drops, having just gotten over a flu–like illness that she regrets passing on to her campaign staff.
2. The measure would allow girls and women to obtain the medication – intended to prevent pregnancy by ensuring that an egg does not become fertilized – without a physician‘s visit or prescription and without parental consent regardless of the patient‘s age. To allow a teenager to purchase the morning–after pill in the same manner as she would purchase cough drops or bubble gum is the biggest injustice one can do to our daughters and granddaughters,‘‘ state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long had written in a June 24 letter to the governor. Governor Pataki, please protect our daughters with your veto pen.‘‘ The legislation was expected to be sent to the governor this week by the Democratic–controlled state Assembly where it originated.