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pertussive (thing)
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by
Jurph
Sun Dec 02 2001 at 15:55:30
from
Latin
per-
, "
thorough
" +
tussis
, "
cough
".
n.
- a
medication
to treat a
cough
, either by
inducing
coughing or
dessicating
the affected passages. From the same
Latin
root, we get
Robitussin
, a
pertussive
.
adj.
- afflicted with
pertussis
(
whooping cough
) or, contemporarily,
cough
ing heavily regardless of cause.
Turn your head and cough
cough up a lung
whooping cough
can you cough, speak, or breathe?
Robitussin
Pertussis
Cough Syrup Dreams
Cough Drop
cough syrup
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