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What (who) is Cough - definition

MEDICAL SYMPTOM, REFLEX TO CLEAR LARGE BREATHING PASSAGES
Coughing; Persistent cough; Dry cough; Chesty cough; Tickly cough; Productive cough; Random spontaneous coughing; Tussis; Hacking cough; Staccato cough; Nocturnal cough; Coughing fit
  • A coughing deer hind
  • [[Shadowgraph]] videos of the outer airflow during a cough, comparing unmasked coughing with several different method of covering one's mouth and nose: coughing into a fist, a cupped hand, a tissue, a "coughcatcher" device, a [[surgical mask]], and an [[N95 mask]]

cough         
I
n.
1) to develop a cough
2) to suppress a cough
3) a bad, heavy; croupy; dry; hacking, persistent; smoker's cough
II
v. to cough loudly
Cough         
·vt To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.
II. Cough ·vi The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.
III. Cough ·vt To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing;
- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.
IV. Cough ·vi To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.
V. Cough ·vi 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.
cough         
¦ verb
1. expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
2. (of an engine) make a sudden harsh noise, especially as a sign of malfunction.
3. (cough up) informal give something, especially money, reluctantly.
Brit. reveal information; confess.
¦ noun an act or sound of coughing.
?a condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing.
Derivatives
cougher noun
Origin
ME: of imitative origin.

Wikipedia

Cough

A cough is a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages which can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes. As a protective reflex, coughing can be repetitive with the cough reflex following three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, and a violent release of air from the lungs following opening of the glottis, usually accompanied by a distinctive sound.

Frequent coughing usually indicates the presence of a disease. Many viruses and bacteria benefit, from an evolutionary perspective, by causing the host to cough, which helps to spread the disease to new hosts. Most of the time, irregular coughing is caused by a respiratory tract infection but can also be triggered by choking, smoking, air pollution, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, post-nasal drip, chronic bronchitis, lung tumors, heart failure and medications such as angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and beta blockers.

Treatment should target the cause; for example, smoking cessation or discontinuing ACE inhibitors. Cough suppressants such as codeine or dextromethorphan are frequently prescribed, but have been demonstrated to have little effect. Other treatment options may target airway inflammation or may promote mucus expectoration. As it is a natural protective reflex, suppressing the cough reflex might have damaging effects, especially if the cough is productive.

Examples of use of Cough
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2. They include Boots Chesty Cough Syrup 1 Year Plus and Asda Children‘s Chesty Cough Syrup.
3. Sometimes I do still have a cough, but I do not cough like before.
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