tussive
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Related to tussive: tussive syncope
tus·sis
(tŭs′ĭs)n. pl. tus·ses (-sēz)
A cough.
[Latin.]
tus′sal, tus·sive adj.
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tus•sive
(ˈtʌs ɪv)adj.
of or pertaining to a cough.
[1855–60; < Latin tuss(is) cough + -ive]
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Translations
tus·sive
a. tusivo-a, rel. a la tos o causado por ésta.
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