singultus

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noun
  1. 1

    (uncountable, medicine, otherwise obsolete) The hiccups; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

  2. 2

    (obsolete) A fit of gasping or convulsive breathing.

  3. 3

    (obsolete) A sob; a speech broken by sobs.