singultus
[ sing-guhl-tuh s ]
/ sɪŋˈgʌl təs /
noun, plural sin·gul·tus·es. Medicine/Medical.
a hiccup.
Also
sin·gul·ta·tion
[sing-guh l-tey-shuh n] /ˌsɪŋ gəlˈteɪ ʃən/.
Origin of singultus
1745–55; < Latin: sob, dying breath, hiccup
OTHER WORDS FROM singultus
sin·gul·tous, adjectiveWords nearby singultus
singular point,
singularity,
singularize,
singulary,
singulative,
singultus,
sinh,
sinhailien,
sinhalese,
sinicism,
sinicize
Example sentences from the Web for singultus
Another symptom referable to the pulmonary organs in cases of hepatic abscess is singultus, or hiccough.
Singultus is now present, and has been so during the last twenty-four hours.
Hiccough (singultus) is a spasmodic affection of the diaphragm.
Singultus is rarely present in genuine pymia, but frequently so in septicmia, and occasionally in septo-pymia.
British Dictionary definitions for singultus
Word Origin for singultus
C18: from Latin, literally: a sob