NOUN | state | coughing, cough | a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages |
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Sounds | kaa'fihng; kao'fihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis. | |
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Synonym | cough | |
Part of | respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder | A disease affecting the respiratory system |
Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Spanish | tos | |
Catalan | tos | |
Verbs | cough | exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion |
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