singultus
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Origin of singultus
1745–55; < Latin: sob, dying breath, hiccup
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Singultus is rarely present in genuine py�mia, but frequently so in septic�mia, and occasionally in septo-py�mia.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Singultus is now present, and has been so during the last twenty-four hours.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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