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Meanings of singultus in English

Portuguese
soluço
Catalan
singlot

(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.

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        Usage of singultus in English
        1
        Holston reports a case of chronic singultus of seven years' standing.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        2
        The Ephemerides mentions singultus as a cause of abortion.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        3
        Parker reports four rebellious cases of singultus successfully treated by dry cups applied to the abdomen.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        4
        Dexter reports a case of long-continued singultus in an Irish girl of eighteen, ascribed to habitual masturbation.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        5
        The Ephemerides mentions a person in whom coitus habitually caused vomiting, and another in whom excessive sexual indulgence provoked singultus.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        6
        One of the most perplexing and vexing of mild human afflictions is the hiccup, or as it is medically known, the singultus.
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        7
        The lips were dry, the tongue markedly coated; _foetor ex ore _was present; painful eructations were frequent, also singultus, complete anorexia and extreme thirst.
        Appendicitis: The Etiology, Hygenic and Dietetic Treatment
        8
        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.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        Translations for singultus
        Portuguese
        soluço
        Catalan
        singlot
        Singultus through the time