COUGH

n. Ko2f. Gr., /3^f. Lat., tu is. Fr., toux. Ger., Husten. It., to e. Sp., tos. A violent expulsion of air from the lungs through the mouth, either voluntary, for the purpose of expelling some substance from the air-pa ages, or involuntary, as the result of an irritating sensation in the air-pa ages. It usually produces a jharsh, hoarse sound. [D, 20, 25.] Barking c. Ger., Bellhusten. A c. resembling in sound the barking of a dog. Bronchial c. Fr., toux bronchi que. A c. due to bronchial irritation. Chin c. See Whooping-c. Croupy c. The hoarse, resounding c. that attends croup and other affections in which the opening of the larynx is narrowed. Dry c. Fr., toux sec he. C. without expectoration. [D.] Ear c. Fr.,touxd'oreille. Ger., Ohrenhusten. It., to e d'orecchio. Sp.,tosdelaoreji. A name applied by Fox, of Scar borough, England, to a peculiar reflex c. excited by irritation of the external auditory canal on one or both sides. The nerve of the ear concerned in the production of this c. is a branch of the auriculo-temporal branch of the fifth cranial nerve, and the reflected sensation takes place between this nerve and the laryngeal nerves in the floor of the fourth ventricle. [F, 33.] Hacking c. A dry c. in which the individual efforts recur frequently and are feeble. Hoopingc. See PERTUSSIS. Humid c. See Mucous c. Hysterical c. Nervous c. due to hysteria. Laryngeal c. C. due to direct or reflex laryngeal irritation. [D, 35.] Mucous c. Fr., toux muqueuse, toux gra e. Ger., schleimiger Husten. It., to e mucosa. Sp., tos mucosa. C. with abundant mucous expectoration Nervous c. Fr., toux nerve use. Ger., nervoser Husten. A c. that is symptomatic of a neurosis (e. g., whooping-c.) or dependent on reflex nervous irritation. Reflex c. Fr., toux reflexe. C. due to irritation elsewhere than in the respiratory tract. Spas^- modic c. Fr., toux spas modi que. C. that occurs in paroxysms (e. g., whooping-c.). [D, 35.] Stomach c. A reflex c. due to some disturbance of the stomach. [B, 107.] Tooth c. A reflex c. due to the irritation of dentition in children. [D, 40.] Trigeminal c. Of Schadewald, a form of ince ant coughing, sneezing, and snuffling, attributed to a pathological reflex action of the trigeminal nerve" from nasal, pharyngeal, or auricular irritation. [Wille, Jahrb. d. in.-u. ausl. Med.," 1885, No. 7; "N. Y. Med. Jour..11 Feb. 6, 1886, p. 171.] Uterine c. A reflex c. due to uterine disease or irritation. [" N. Y. Med. Jour.," Nov. 3, 1888, p. 492.] -Vagus c. C. attributed to irritation of the vagus nerve, but said to have its origin in the auriculo-temporal. [Wille, I. c.] Whooping-c. See PERTUSSIS. Winter c. A c. that comes on every winter and subsides with the advent of warm weather; usually due to chronic bronchitis. [H. Dobell.] [s. 428]