cough
81cough sth up — UK US cough (sth) up Phrasal Verb with cough({{}}/kɒf/ verb INFORMAL ► to give money, especially when you do not really want to or when a large amount is involved: »A plan for how the money should be spent was presented, in the hope of persuading …
82cough something up — tv. to produce something (which someone has requested), usually money. □ Come on, buster, cough it up, now! □ You owe me seven stereo amplifiers. Now, cough them up! CD Cough up what you owe me! …
83Cough test — Medical test used to elicit if a patient is suffering from peritonitis. *Patient is asked to lie flat (in position for undertaking abdominal examination) and to give a deep cough. *Sometimes the patient is asked to stand, and then asked to turn… …
84cough drop — (also cough sweet) noun a medicated lozenge sucked to relieve a cough …
85cough out — verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth • Syn: ↑expectorate, ↑cough up, ↑spit up, ↑spit out • Derivationally related forms: ↑expectoration (for: ↑expectorate), ↑ …
86cough drop — a small, medicinal lozenge for relieving a cough, sore throat, hoarseness, etc. [1850 55] * * * …
87cough syrup — a medicated, syruplike fluid, usually flavored and nonnarcotic or mildly narcotic, for relieving coughs or soothing irritated throats. Also called cough medicine. [1875 80] * * * …
88Cough suppressant — A drug used to control coughing, particularly with a dry, nagging, unproductive cough …
89cough variant asthma — asthma characterized by minimal wheezing and a nonproductive, often severe, cough lasting from a few hours to days …
90cough headache — severe, stabbing, bilateral head pain brought on by coughing or some other Valsalva maneuver; it may be due to a structural lesion such as a Chiari malformation, or it may be without an underlying cause (primary cough h.) …
