noun
cough suppressant; antitussive; cough medicine
Medical term for a drug that suppresses coughing. Used in pharmaceutical contexts.
医師は鎮咳剤を処方した。
The doctor prescribed a cough suppressant.
Common everyday word for cough medicine; 鎮咳剤 is the formal medical term.
Compound of 鎮 (chin, 'suppress') + 咳 (gai, 'cough') + 剤 (zai, 'drug'). A Sino-Japanese medical term.