cough sth up
— phrasal verb with cough uk/kɒf/us/kɑːf/verb [ I ]
to make something come out of your throat or lungs when you cough:
Doctors were worried when she started to cough up blood.
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- hyperventilation
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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