Assertion: hiccup | /r/HasProperty | a spasm of the diaphragm
Facets:
value: essentially
type: MANNER
value: partly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A hiccup is partly a spasm of the diaphragm, so conditions that irritate or inflame this part of the body, such as pneumonia or pleurisy, could be a factor in chronic hiccups.
text: Hiccups--spasms of the diaphragm leading to audibly irregular breathing--are not life threatening.
text: Since a hiccup is essentially a spasming diaphragm, irritating the diaphragm is a sure-fire way to start the next round.
text: A hiccup is the spasm of the diaphragm that causes you to intake air and then abruptly stop.
text: Hiccups are a spasm of the diaphragm, the large muscle that allows you to breathe and separates the chest from the abdomen.
text: A hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm, the sheet of muscle that controls breathing, accompanied by a sudden intake of breath and the closing of the epiglottis, the bit of tissue at the back of the throat that can close the airway.
text: A hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm, which causes them to breathe in.
text: As nouns the difference between hiccup and burp is that hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound while burp is a belch.
text: 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).