| Descriptor in English: | Cough |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Tos |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Tosse |
| Descriptor in French: | Toux |
| Entry term(s): |
Coughs |
| Tree number(s): |
C08.618.248 C23.888.852.293 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Annotation: | /drug ther: consider also ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
| See also the descriptors: |
Antitussive Agents
MeSH Expectorants MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 3386 |
| Descriptor UI: | D003371 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 1999/11/08 |
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Cough
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0005255 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Cough |
| Entry term(s) |
Coughs |
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