singultus
[ sing-guhl-tuhs ]
noun,plural sin·gul·tus·es.Medicine/Medical.
a hiccup.
Origin of singultus
11745–55; <Latin: sob, dying breath, hiccup
- Also sin·gul·ta·tion [sing-guhl-tey-shuhn]. /ˌsɪŋ gəlˈteɪ ʃən/.
Other words from singultus
- sin·gul·tous, adjective
Words Nearby singultus
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How to use singultus in a sentence
Hiccough (singultus) is a spasmodic affection of the diaphragm.
Another symptom referable to the pulmonary organs in cases of hepatic abscess is singultus, or hiccough.
singultus is rarely present in genuine pymia, but frequently so in septicmia, and occasionally in septo-pymia.
singultus is now present, and has been so during the last twenty-four hours.
British Dictionary definitions for singultus
singultus
/ (sɪŋˈɡʌltəs) /
noun
a technical name for hiccup
Origin of singultus
1C18: from Latin, literally: a sob
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