habit cough

noun

A chronic cough that has no underlying organic cause or medical diagnosis, and does not respond to conventional medical treatment.

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Meanings

nounhabit cough (countable and uncountable, plural habit coughs)

plural habit coughs

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA chronic cough that has no underlying organic cause or medical diagnosis, and does not respond to conventional medical treatment.
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APA

habit cough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habit%20cough

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“habit cough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habit%20cough. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habit cough,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habit%20cough.

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