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.
The scientific name of a species is governed by internationally accepted rules that determine what the name is and insure that each species has only one. Thus scientific names are the same in every locality and in every language. Each scientific name of a species is two words (a binomen)the first is the name of the genus to which the species is assigned, the second is the specific name. The genus name is capitalized, the specific name is not, and both are printed in italics. For example, the scientific name of the southeastern field cricket is Gryllus rubens.