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Hiccups can be best described as...

Hiccups can be best described as

A

forceful sudden expiration

B

jerky incomplete inspiration

C

vibration of the soft palate during breathing

D

sigh of indigestion

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B
Hiccups is the spamodic cntraction of the diaphragm followed by a spasmodic closure of the glottis, i.e, a sharp inspiratory sound. Stimulus is usually irratiation of sensory nerve endings of digestive tract.
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