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an·ti·tus·sive (

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adj.

Capable of relieving or suppressing coughing.

[anti- + Latin tussis, cough; see tussis + -ive.]

anti·tussive n.

antitussive [ˌæntɪˈtʌsɪv]

adj

(Medicine) alleviating or suppressing coughing

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antitussive drug

[from anti- + Latin tussis a cough]

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antitussive - any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

codeine - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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