productive cough
Phlegm-expelling chest spasm
A productive cough brings up mucus or phlegm from the respiratory tract, as opposed to a dry cough that produces nothing.
The term appears in medical contexts to distinguish coughs that clear the airways from those that don't: The doctor noted a productive cough with yellow sputum.
Generally, suppressing a productive cough is discouraged since it serves a purpose.
- phlegmViscous airway secretion
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- chest coldUpper respiratory infection
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
post nasal drip · bronchitis · lung infection · wheeze · rattling · hack · expectorant · sputum · mucus plug · lungs · deep breath · respiratory · clearing · wet · gurgling · infection · cold · common cold
productive coughdry cough
Throat clearing without mucus
barking cough · hacking cough · nervous cough · whooping cough
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