Coch
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A young boy cochin due tae pertussis causin whoopin coch.
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| Pronunciation |  pronunciation (help·info) Latin: tussis |
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| Clessification an freemit resoorces | |||||
| Specialty | Infectious disease | ||||
| ICD-10 | R05 | ||||
| ICD-9-CM | 786.2 | ||||
| DiseasesDB | 17149 | ||||
| MedlinePlus | 003072 | ||||
| eMedicine | ENT/1048560 | ||||
| MeSH | D003371 | ||||
A coch is a sudden an eften repetitively occurrin, pertective reflex, which helps tae clear the lairge breathin passages frae fluids, irritants, foreign pairticles an microbes. The coch reflex conseests o three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, an a violent release o air frae the buffs follaein openin o the glottis, uisually accompanied bi a distinctive soond.[1] Cochin is either voluntar or involuntar.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Chung KF, Pavord ID (Aprile 2008). "Prevalence, pathogenesis, and causes of chronic cough". Lancet. 371 (9621): 1364–74. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60595-4. PMID 18424325.
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