1 Over-the-counter cold and cough medicines may help ease symptoms in adults and older children. 2  They do not make your cold go away faster, but can help you feel better. 3  Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines are not recommended for children under age 4. 4  Antibiotics should not be used to treat a common cold. Over-the-counter cold and cough medicines may help ease symptoms in adults and older children. 2  They do not make your cold go away faster, but can help you feel better. 3  Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines are not recommended for children under age 4. 4  Antibiotics should not be used to treat a common cold.
scientific name. (sÄ«'Én-tÄ­f'Ä­k) A name used by scientists, especially the taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species. Scientific names usually come from Latin or Greek. An example is Homo sapiens, the scientific name for humans.
Scientific names are also designed to tell you something about the animal's relationships with other animals. The scientific name of each species is made up of a generic name (generic epithet) and a specific name (specific epithet).In our bluegill sunfish example the generic epithet is Lepomis and the specific epithet is macrochirus.he specific name, megalotis, means big ears.. Another example is, whose scientific name is Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, which literally means yellow-headed, yellow head.. Scientific names also sometimes bear the names of people who were instrumental in discovering or describing the species.