| Namespace | MPheno.ontology | Obsolete | false |
| description | a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages that can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes; as a protective reflex, coughing can be repetitive with the cough reflex following three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, and a violent release of air from the lungs following opening of the glottis, usually accompanied by a distinctive sound |
