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(Encyclopedia) cough, sudden, forceful expiration of air from the lungs caused by an involuntary contraction of the muscles controlling the process of breathing. The cough is a response to some…Brewer's: Churchyard Cough
(A). A consumptive cough indicating the near approach of death. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ChuzzlewitChurchwarden A B C D E F G H I J K L M…bronchitis
(Encyclopedia) bronchitisbronchitisbrŏnkīˈtĭs [key], inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes. It can be caused by viral or bacterial infections or by allergic reactions to…whooping cough
(Encyclopedia) whooping cough or pertussis, highly communicable infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The early or catarrhal stage of whooping cough is manifested by the…codeine
(Encyclopedia) codeinecodeinekōˈdēn [key], alkaloid found in opium. It is a narcotic whose effects, though less potent, resemble those of morphine. An effective cough suppressant, it is mainly used…pertussis
(Encyclopedia) pertussis: see whooping cough.Childhood Diseases: Pertussis, or Whooping Cough
Pertussis, or Whooping CoughChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of…paregoric
(Encyclopedia) paregoricparegoricpârˌəgôrˈĭk [key], alcoholic solution of opium and camphor first prepared in the 18th cent. Because of the constipating effect of opium, paregoric has been used to…Bordet, Jules
(Encyclopedia) Bordet, JulesBordet, Juleszhül bôrdāˈ [key], 1870–1961, Belgian serologist and immunologist, M.D. Univ. of Brussels, 1892. He became director of the Pasteur Institute in Brussels in…Nicolle, Charles Jules Henri
(Encyclopedia) Nicolle, Charles Jules HenriNicolle, Charles Jules Henrishärl zhül äNrēˈ nēkôlˈ [key], 1866–1936, French physician and microbiologist. He worked with P. P. É. Roux in Paris and was…Trending
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