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phrenospasm

noun
/ˈfrɛnoʊˌspæzm̩/

Etymology

From phreno- + spasm, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”) and σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”) respectively.

  1. derived from σπασμός — “spasm, convulsion”
  2. derived from spasmus
  3. derived from spasme
  4. inherited from spasme
  5. formed as phrenospasm — “phreno- + spasm”

Definitions

  1. A blow to the chest which causes the diaphragm to go into spasm, making it difficult to…

    A blow to the chest which causes the diaphragm to go into spasm, making it difficult to draw a breath.

  2. Diaphragmatic spasm, as in hiccups.

The neighborhood

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