singultus


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singultus

[′siŋ‚gəl·təs]
(medicine)
A repeated involuntary spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by sudden closures of the glottis. Also known as hiccup.
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17, 1: Semen eius (= sisimbrii) cum uino potum difficultati urinae et cauculum patientibus prodest, singultus quoque et tortiones intestinorum sedat.
Sanacion de un pasaje problematico en el Herbario de Paris (Herb. par. 45, 4)
2C), was die insulare Redaktion wiederum durch das gelaufige singultus ersetzt (245.
Completely new and rare words occurring in Pseudo-Soranus Quaestiones medicinales/Unbekannter und seltener wortschatz in den pseudosoranischen Qvaestiones medicinales

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