noun
cough suppression
Medical term for the action of suppressing a cough.
この薬は鎮咳作用がある。
This medicine has a cough-suppressing effect.
noun-modifying (irregular)
antitussive
Prenominal use, describing something that suppresses coughing, such as a drug or agent.
鎮咳薬を処方してもらった。
I was prescribed an antitussive drug.