singultus
Americannoun
plural
singultusesnoun
Other Word Forms
- singultous adjective
Etymology
Origin of singultus
1745–55; < Latin: sob, dying breath, hiccup
Example Sentences
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Holston reports a case of chronic singultus of seven years' standing.
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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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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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There is another case related in the same journal of a man who died on the fourth day of an attack of singultus, probably due to abscess of the diaphragm, which no remedy would relieve.
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Parker reports four rebellious cases of singultus successfully treated by dry cups applied to the abdomen.
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