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Hiccups
Hiccups Definition Hiccups are the result of an involuntary, spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by the closing of the throat. Description Virtually everyone experiences hiccups, but they rarely last long or require a doctor's care. Occasionally, a bout of hiccups will last longer... Read more |
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hiccup
hiccup or hiccough, involuntary spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by a sharp intake of air, which is abruptly stopped by a sudden, involuntary closing of the glottis (opening between the vocal cords); the consequent blocking of air produces a repeated characteristic sharp sound,... Read more |
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Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome Definition Mallory-Weiss syndrome is bleeding from an arterial blood vessel in the upper gastrointestinal tract, caused by a mucosal gastric tear at or near the point where the esophagus and stomach join. Description Mallory-Weiss syndrome causes about 5% of all upper... Read more |
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diaphragm
diaphragm , term used to describe any of several large muscles, found in humans and other mammals, which separate two adjacent regions of the body. The most commonly known muscle of this class is the thoraco-abdominal diaphragm. In humans, the thoraco-abdominal diaphragm acts as a partition between... Read more |
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Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly 1936-59, American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Lubbock, Tex., as Charles Hardin Holley. He performed country and western music while a teenager, but influenced by black rhythm and blues and by Elvis Presley he switched to the rock 'n' roll in the mid-1950s. His band, the... Read more |
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hiccough
...In addition, chronic hiccups can occur following the...direct danger of severe hiccups, continuously present...disease or drugs.A hiccup is produced by a sudden...information on the biology of hiccups. They can occur in a...suggested that there is a ... |
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Clarke, John Sleeper
...unsteadiness of the head, the loppiness of the neck, the thickness of the voice, the spasmodic attempt to conceal the betraying hiccup.” In 1864 he became co‐manager of the Winter Garden with Booth. However, after his brother‐in‐law John Wilkes... |
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...how), Keighley (‘Keethley’), Loughborough (‘Luff-’). (4) In hiccough, the gh was substituted for p (hiccup) in the mistaken belief that the word derived from cough. (5) It has disappeared in AmE draft, plow (formerly also used... |
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hiccup
...repeatedly for some time: he got the hiccups. ∎ a temporary or minor difficulty or setback: just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service...the sound of a hiccup or series of hiccups. DERIVATIVES: hic·cup·y adj. |
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chirrup
...round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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cut-up
...round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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grown-up
...round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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hic
hic / hik/ • interj. used in writing to express the sound of a hiccup, esp. a drunken one. |
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hold-up
...round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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lookup
...up •round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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pick-me-up
...round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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pickup
...up •round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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punch-up
...round-up • hold-up • backup • markup •check-up •break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up •teacup •hiccup, pickup, stick-up •link-up •cock-up, lock-up •walk-up •hook-up, lookup •buttercup • snarl-up • pile... |
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hitch
...without a hitch synonyms: problem, difficulty, snag, catch, setback, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, complication, impediment, stumbling block, barrier; holdup, interruption, delay; informal headache, glitch, hiccup. |
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snag
snag • noun 1. the snag is that this might affect inflation synonyms: complication, difficulty, catch, hitch, hiccup, obstacle, stumbling block, pitfall, problem, impediment, hindrance, inconvenience, setback, hurdle, disadvantage... |
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lapse
...lapse • noun 1. a lapse of concentration synonyms: failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission, hiccup; informal slip-up. 2. his lapse into petty crime synonyms: decline, fall, falling, slipping, drop, deterioration... |
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catch
...synonyms: snag, disadvantage, drawback, stumbling block, hitch, fly in the ointment, pitfall, complication, problem, hiccup, difficulty; trap, trick, snare; informal catch-22. phrases: catch on 1. radio soon caught on synonyms: become popular... |
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impediment
...restriction, limitation; setback, difficulty, snag, hitch, hurdle, stumbling block; informal fly in the ointment, hiccup, (monkey) wrench in the works, glitch; archaic cumber. 2. a speech impediment synonyms: defect; stammer, stutter... |
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problem
...difficulty, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation; snag, hitch, drawback, stumbling block, obstacle, hurdle, hiccup, setback, catch; predicament, plight; misfortune, mishap, misadventure; dilemma, quandary; informal headache, nightmare... |
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drawback
...handicap, limitation, trouble, difficulty, problem, complication; hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction, inconvenience, discouragement, deterrent; informal minus, hiccup, (monkey) wrench in the works.antonym: benefit. |
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holdup
...trouble, stumbling block; informal tie-up, logjam; traffic jam, gridlock, bottleneck, roadblock; snarl-up, glitch, hiccup. 2. a bank holdup synonyms: robbery, raid, armed robbery, armed raid; theft, burglary, mugging; informal stickup... |
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hurdle
...overcome synonyms: obstacle, difficulty, problem, barrier, bar, snag, stumbling block, impediment, obstruction, complication, hindrance, hitch; informal headache, hiccup, glitch, fly in the ointment, wrench in the works. |
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setback
...difficulty, hitch, complication, upset, disappointment, misfortune, mishap, reversal; blow, stumbling block, hurdle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction; delay, holdup; informal glitch, hiccup.antonym: breakthrough. |
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Hiccup.(Life Extension)
...hiccups. This is the most common form of hiccups. Transient hiccups include hiccup episodes that last less than 48 hours...briefly, which produces the sound of a hiccup. Acute or transient hiccups Although there's often no ... |
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Hiccups.(Life Extension)
...hiccups. This is the most common form of hiccups. Transient hiccups include hiccup episodes that last less than 48 hours...briefly, which produces the sound of a hiccup. Acute or transient hiccups Although there's often no ... |
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Hiccups in babies and children.
...and multiple sclerosis. Hiccups are rarely related to a health...babies. When babies do have hiccups it is usually during feeding...epiglottis, which closes during the hiccup and will keep the milk or formula...Babies do not get upset from hiccups, which ... |
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HICCUP! PLENTY OF 'CURES' SAID TO END PESKY SPASMS
...Wilmington, N.C.Hiccup! Excuse me, please...An attack of the hiccups sneaks up at the...When you have the hiccups, neighbors, friends...Just what is a hiccup? "A hiccup is a...a friend when the hiccups take control, ... |
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The hiccups.(short story)
...Hi, Dan- hiccup- ny. I've got the hiccups." Danny said...wait." "O - hiccup - K," laurie...passed, but the hiccups continued. Danny...did, not hear a hiccup! As she fell asleep...Laurie smiled. Her hiccups had gone away ... |
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When hiccups won't quit.
...other folks have hiccup stories to tell. "When I get hiccups, from that point...don't get the hiccups the next day...but then the hiccup -- the medical...typical, you hiccup between four and 60 times a minute. Hiccups come ... |
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Hiccups following steroid oral mini-pulse (OMP) therapy
...reported with persistent hiccups. He was treated with...chlorpromazine. The hiccups stopped after two days. A hiccup is a distinctive sound...RD, Jaikumar S. The hiccup reflex arc and persistent hiccups with high dose anabolic... |
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The hiccups. (short story)
...wondered. Are my hiccups gone? Suddenly, out it came -- Hiccup! When Laurie's...Hi, Dan --" Hiccup! "Want to get rid of those hiccups?" asked Danny...Did I scare your hiccups away?" he asked. Hiccup! went Laurie. That... |
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Persistent hiccups: A rare prodromal manifestation of herpes zoster
...lesions and resolution of hiccups. Hiccup is an abrupt, transient...Efrati P. Obstinate hiccup as a prodromal symptom...Muhn CY, Billick RC. Hiccups, eructation, and other...4. 4. Shortt T. Hiccup. Can Med Assoc J 1934... |
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Refractory hiccups due to phenytoin therapy
...seizures and intractable hiccups. Because of his previous...phenytoin with another AED. Hiccup can result from a variety...reports of drug-induced hiccups. [2],[4] In our...patient with refractory hiccups. [Reference] 1. Wallace...Maxwell F. Seizures and a ... |
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