hiccough

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Hiccough is sometimes sympathetic, occasioned by the pain of gravel in the kidney or ureter, as in Class IV.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Hiccough Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible, or make yourself sneeze.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

Hiccough is a sudden jerking inspiration due to the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm and of the glottis, causing the air to rush suddenly through the larynx, and produce this peculiar sound.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

Hiccough came on, the patient became delirious, and died on the sixth day.

From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert

The Hiccough or the Hicox rather, for it's a Teutonic word that signifies to sob, appears a Lively Emblem of the battle between the Flesh and the Spirit in the Life of Piety.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse