A semantic approach to chronic cough

Abstract

During the last decade, progress has been made with certainty in the knowledge of the pathophysiology of chronic cough and, as a consequence, a new vocabulary has been generated. This article aims to relate the vocabulary to old and new pathophysiological concepts and clinical symptomatology so that we can better understand current advances and the information that will arrive in the coming years. We intend to relate the linguistic forms with non-linguistic concepts and mental representations to facilitate the understanding of the information.

Keywords

• Chronic cough. Hypersensitivity syndrome. Terminology.