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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
IPA : kÉ’f kɒf
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Phonetic spelling of cough

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cough

Meanings for cough

It is an involuntary act that is made to expose irritants from the air passage.
the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise
dry cough
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
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

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Cough - A cough is a sudden, and often repetitively occurring, protective reflex which helps to clear the large breathing passages from fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.
Cough Syrup (song) - "Cough Syrup" is a song by American alternative rock band Young the Giant from their eponymous debut album.
Coughton, Warwickshire - Coughton is a small village located between Studley 2.4 miles (4 km) to the North and Alcester, 2 miles (3 km) to the South, in the county of Warwickshire, England.
Cough reflex - The cough reflex has both sensory (afferent) mainly via the vagus nerve and motor (efferent) components.
Coughton Court - Coughton Court (grid reference SP080604) is an English Tudor country house, situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire.
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Whooping cough outbreak kills ten infants in California
The smoker coughs all day
The conditions in which bromides are most frequently used are insomnia, epilepsy, whooping-cough, delirium tremens, asthma, migraine, laryngismus stridulus, the symptoms often attendant upon the climacteric in women, hysteria, neuralgia, certain nervous disorders of the heart, strychnine poisoning,
In bronchitis with profuse expectoration the use of morphine is particularly dangerous, as it is likely to check the cough so necessary for getting rid of the secretion, but in the converse condition it usefully allays the harassing cough by diminishing the excitability of the respiratory centre.
Pulmonary anthrax starts like the ' flu ' with fever, muscle aches and cough.
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