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sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.

To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.

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.

The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.

A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. It is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.

To expel air from the lungs by a violent effort.

To expel from the lungs.

An effort of the lungs to expel irritating matter.

Momentary pulmonary convulsion, causing noise, as air is violently expelled from lungs.

An effort of the lungs to throw off injurious matter, accompanied by a harsh sound, proceeding from the throat.

To make this effort.

To expel from the throat or lungs by a cough.

Action of the diaphragm to expel anything from the lungs.

To expel by coughing.

A sudden, harsh expulsion of breath; a disease productive of coughing.

Tussis- c. Bronchial, C. tubal- c. Root, Trillium latifolium.

Sudden noisy expulsion of air from lungs. It is dry, when without expectoration; or wet, when attended by expectoration.

A violent expulsion of air from the lungs, either voluntary, for the purpose of expelling some substance from the air passages, or involuntary, as the result of a sensation of irritation in the air passages.

n. [Hebrew] [German] A violent effort of the lungs, usually attended with a harsh sound, to throw off irritating matter; a violent sonorous expiration.

A convulsion of the lungs.