Medical term meaning hiccups

Answer 1

Hiccups are spasms of the diaphragm (which is the muscle between the chest and the abdomen that pumps up and down to get air in and out of your lungs).
It's a spasm in the diaphragm.
A hiccup is the spasm of the diaphragm that causes you to intake air and then abruptly stop.

Answer 2

The medical term for a hiccup (singular) is singultus, or synchronous diaphragmatic flutter, sometimes abbreviated to SDF. Singultus, also known as hiccups, is myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes the characteristic hiccup sound with each spasm.

Answer 3

In medical terms, a hiccup is known as a singultus. This word is not commonly used.

Answer 4

Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter

Answer 5

Singultus :)