Synonym for cough reflex ... <chest medicine, neurology, physiology> The reflex which mediates coughing in response to irritation of the larynx or tracheobronchial tree. ... Synonym: laryngeal reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
a type of cough reflex in which irritation of the fauces and larynx causes cough.
Type: Term Synonyms: cough reflex