Definition of "tussis" []

• A cough. (noun)

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• "_Calculus_ and _tussis_ (l. 88) are diseases, the stone and bronchitis, that attacked him."
• "_ Periodic cough, called nervous cough, and tussis serina."
• "Loquat Syrup: an expectorant for the treatment of tussis and bronchitis;"