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hypertussive

hypertussive adjective: characterised by excessive coughing.

Adjective

hypertussive (not comparable)

  1. Characterised by excessive coughing

Origin of hypertussive

From hyper- + tussive.

Questions about hypertussive

What does hypertussive mean?
Hypertussive means characterised by excessive coughing.
What part of speech is hypertussive?
Hypertussive is an adjective.

Words near hypertussive in the dictionary

  1. hypertufa
  2. hypertumor
  3. hypertumors
  4. hypertumour
  5. hypertumours
  6. hypertussive
  7. hypertwisted
  8. hypertwistor
  9. hypertwistors
  10. hypertypical
  11. hypertyrosinaemia

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