Hiccup

Introduction: Hiccup

Description of Hiccup

Hiccup (medical condition): Noise and diaphragm muscle contractions (properly called "hiccoughs").

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Hiccups:
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  »Symptoms of Hiccups
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Hiccup: The misspelling hiccough, a modern variant, is better avoided. A diaphragmatic spasm causing a sudden inhalation that is interrupted by a spasmodic closure of the glottis, producing a noise. SYN: singultus.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hiccup: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hiccup: A diaphragmatic spasm causing a sudden inhalation which is interrupted by a spasmodic closure of the glottis, producing a noise. (On-line Medical Dictionary)
Source: Diseases Database

Hiccup: A spasm of the diaphragm that causes a sudden inhalation followed by rapid closure of the glottis which produces a sound.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hiccup as a Disease

Hiccup: Another name for Hiccups (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hiccups
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Causes of Hiccup

Some of the causes of Hiccup are included in the list below:

• Normal hiccups - people get occasional bouts hiccups now and then.
• Diaphragm conditions
  • Diaphragm tumor
  • Diaphragm irritation
  • Diaphragm nerve irritation

See full list of 81 causes of Hiccup (Hiccups)

Symptoms of Hiccup (Hiccups)

Some of the symptoms of Hiccup incude:

• Hiccuping sound
• Recurring cough-like sound
• Recurring diaphragm muscle contractions
• Hiccupping of a fetus in the womb - pregnant women can often feel or hear the fetus hiccupping

Read more about symptoms of Hiccup (Hiccups)

Treatments for Hiccup (Hiccups)

Treatments for Hiccup (Hiccups) include:

• Commonly mentioned simple remedies that may or may not work:
  • Holding deep breaths
  • Rebreathing - breathing into a paper bag
  • Drinking a glass of water
  • Startling the person

See full list of 15 treatments for Hiccup

Treatment of Hiccup: For more treatment information about Hiccup, see treatment of Hiccups (Hiccup)

Hiccup: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hiccup:

• diaphragm
• phrenic nerve irritation

Terms associated with Hiccup:

Terms Similar to Hiccup:

• hiccough
• singultus

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Hiccup

• Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Source - MeSH 2007

• symptom
• reflex
• instinctive reflex
• innate reflex
• inborn reflex
• unconditioned reflex
• physiological reaction

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Hiccup

• gastrointestinal sign /symptom

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hiccup

The following list attempts to classify Hiccup into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
      • Hiccup

External links related to: Hiccup

• eMedicine - Hiccups : Article by Garry Wilkes, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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