A productive cough brings up sputum from the respiratory tract; this process helps speed recovery from inflammation of the airways and lungs. A nonproductive cough is dry and scratchy, raises no sputum, and is typically a response to allergies or medication.
The adjective temporary is used to describe something that isn't permanent or lasts only a short time. Its roots are in the Latin word tempus, meaning time or season.. An employee who isn't a permanent addition to the staff is temporary and in this use, the word is often shortened to temp.
Pronunciation: sus-pen'shun. Definition: A temporary interruption of any function. A hanging from a support, as used in the treatment of spinal curvatures or during the application of a plaster jacket. Fixation of an organ, such as the uterus, to other tissue for support.