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

Hiccough (singultus) is a spasmodic affection of the diaphragm.

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Another symptom referable to the pulmonary organs in cases of hepatic abscess is singultus, or hiccough.

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Singultus is rarely present in genuine pymia, but frequently so in septicmia, and occasionally in septo-pymia.

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Singultus is now present, and has been so during the last twenty-four hours.

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