singultus

[ sing-guhl-tuhs ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

, plural sin·gul·tus·es.

1. a hiccup.

singultus

/ sɪŋˈɡʌltəs /

noun

1. a technical name for hiccup

Other Words From

• sin·gultous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of singultus¹

1745–55; < Latin: sob, dying breath, hiccup

Word History and Origins

Origin of singultus¹

C18: from Latin, literally: a sob

Example Sentences

Parker reports four rebellious cases of singultus successfully treated by dry cups applied to the abdomen.

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The lips were dry, the tongue markedly coated; _foetor ex ore _was present; painful eructations were frequent, also singultus, complete anorexia and extreme thirst.

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The Ephemerides contains records of epilepsy in which blindness preceded the paroxysm, in which there was singing during it, and a case in which the paroxysm was attended with singultus.

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Holston reports a case of chronic singultus of seven years' standing.

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Cowan speaks of a shoemaker of twenty-two who experienced an attack of constant singultus for a week, and then intermittent attacks for six years.

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