Etymology: Latin
: cough
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/tus"is/, n. Pathol.
a cough.
[ < L: a cough]
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tussis /tusˈis/ (medicine)
noun
A cough
ORIGIN: L
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tussˈal or tussˈive adjective
Of, relating to, or caused by a cough
Useful english dictionary. 2012.