phrenospasm
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”) and σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”)
(See phreno- and spasm)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛnoʊˌspæzm̩/
- (fren'ō-spazm)
Noun
phrenospasm (countable and uncountable, plural phrenospasms)
- (medicine, biology) A blow to the chest which causes the diaphragm to go into spasm, making it difficult to draw a breath.
- (medicine, biology) Diaphragmatic spasm, as in hiccups.
Related words
kleptopnea
poleaxed
shortness of breath
winded