Mucus vs Cough - What's the difference?
mucus | cough |
(physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
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To make a noise like a cough.
A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
As nouns the difference between mucus and cough
is that mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while cough is a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.As a verb cough is
to push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.mucus
English
(wikipedia mucus)Noun
(-)Hyponyms
* phlegm * rheumDerived terms
* mucoid * mucoidal * mucous * mucilaginouscough
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Verb
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Derived terms
* cougher * cough upNoun
(en noun)- Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough .
- Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough .
- He was – cough – indisposed.