singultation

singultation
Hiccupping. See hiccup. [L. singulto, pp. -atus, to hiccup]

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sin·gul·ta·tion (sing″gəl-taґshən) a hiccup.

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  • singultus — singultous, adj. /sing gul teuhs/, n., pl. singultuses. Med. a hiccup. Also, singultation /sing geuhl tay sheuhn/. [1745 55; < L: sob, dying breath, hiccup] * * * …   Universalium

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