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tussis

tussis noun: a cough.

Noun

tussis (uncountable)

  1. A cough.
    • In cachectic subjects, or in a strumous child the victim is never safe when the diathesis is reinforced by any contagion which further undermines a constitution built on sand. Even in such cases the force of the tussis attack can be rendered less forceful by judicious treatment and proper care.1902, Robert M. Tooker, “The Homœopathic Treatment of Whooping Cough”, in The North American Journal of Homeopathy, volume 50, page 48
    • Except of my coffin, / For what can I else with this horrible tussis?1971, Edward Wagenknecht, James Russell Lowell; Portrait of a Many-sided Man, page 224

tussis meaning in Tamil

tussis in Tamil

இருமல், காசம்

Origin of tussis

From Latin tussis (“cough”).

Words formed from tussis

Questions about tussis

What does tussis mean?
Tussis means a cough.
What is tussis in Tamil?
Tussis in Tamil is இருமல், காசம். See Tussis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tussis?
Tussis is a noun.

Words near tussis in the dictionary

  1. tussie-mussies
  2. tussigenic
  3. tussilagine
  4. Tussing
  5. Tussings
  6. tussis
  7. tussive
  8. tussle
  9. tussled
  10. tussler
  11. tusslers

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