Hiccup
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hiccup-190-5426893
title:
Hiccup
text:
A hiccup is an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm that may repeat several times per minute. The hiccup is an involuntary action involving a reflex arc. Once triggered, the reflex causes a strong contraction of the diaphragm followed about a quarter of a second later by closure of the vocal cords, which results in the "hic" sound. Hiccups may occur individually, or they may occur in bouts. The rhythm of the hiccup, or the time between hiccups, tends to be relatively constant. A bout of hicc
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description:
Involuntary contraction of the diaphragm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccup
date created:
2004-03-25T11:24:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:21:22Z
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