The spasmodic and frequently repetitive contraction, which is spasmodic, originating from the thoracic cavity. Clinically referred to as a tussis, this is too well familiarly realized as a cough. The distinctive sound, as well as the sensation, of the cough, is violent, as air is released from the lungs. As the body takes action in eradicating such substances of irritation to the air passages, the action of coughing occurs. As phlegm has built up within the trachea, initiation of the cough engages.
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