tussis

American  

[tuhs-is] / ˈtʌs ɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a cough.

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tussis British  

/ ˈtʌsɪs /

noun

1. the technical name for cough See pertussis

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Other Word Forms

• tussal adjective
• tussive adjective

Etymology

Origin of tussis

< Latin: a cough

Example Sentences

Thus Martial: Leniat ut fauces medicus, quas aspera vexat Assiduè tussis, Parthenopæ tibi Mella dari, nucleosque jubet dulcesque placentas.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

The botanical name of Coltsfoot is Tussilago farfara, signifying tussis ago, "I drive away a cold"; and farfar, the white poplar tree, which has a similar leaf.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Nom. tussis īgnis hostis -is Gen. tussis īgnis hostis -is Dat. tussī īgnī hostī -ī Acc. tussim īgnem hostem -im, -em Voc. tussis īgnis hostis -is Abl. tussī īgnī or e hoste -ī, -e PLURAL.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Est quidquid pueros non sinit esse truces, At tu non cessas totis tussire diebus Non est hæc tussis, Parthenopæ gula est.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Horace gives a most correct idea of this class in these well-known lines:— "Hunc neque dira venena, nec hosticus auferet ensis Nec laterum dolor, aut tussis aut tarda podagra, Garrulus hunc quando consumet."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various