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Abstract
A spasm of the diaphragm that causes a sudden inhalation followed by rapid closure of the glottis which produces a sound.
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- Hiccough
- Hiccoughs
- Hiccups
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hiccup. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006606. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006606
- Hiccup. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccup
- Hiccup. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58952