Which term means 'after coughing'?

• A. Pre-tussive
• B. Post-tussive
• C. Inter-tussive
• D. After coughing

Answer: (B)

Timing relative to coughing is described by combining a suffix that means cough with prefixes that indicate when something occurs. The root “tussive” comes from tussis, Latin for cough. Prefixes show timing: pre- means before, post- means after, inter- means between. So the term that means “after coughing” is post-tussive. This is used in medical notes to describe symptoms or events that follow a cough. The other options don’t fit as well: pre-tussive would be before coughing, inter-tussive would occur between coughs, and “after coughing” is just a plain description rather than the standard medical term.