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Singultus

noun

(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion. Synonyms: hiccough, hiccup.

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"Singultus" Quotes from Famous Books

... more or less, the whole 's a syncope Or a singultus—emblems of emotion, The grand antithesis to great ennui, Wherewith we break our bubbles on the ocean,— That watery outline of eternity, Or miniature at least, as is my notion, Which ministers unto ...

— Don Juan • Lord Byron

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Words linked to "Singultus" : innate reflex, reflex, physiological reaction, inborn reflex, plural, instinctive reflex, symptom, reflex action, unconditioned reflex, reflex response, plural form