A previous study from our group identified an association between bilateral leg edema and pulmonary hypertension, with many of the subjects with pulmonary hypertension having no evidence of cardiac or pulmonary disease.
Hiccough definition, a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound. See more. Dictionary.com
from The American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. n. Any of various perennial herbs or small shrubs of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean and having pinnately lobed basal leaves with spiny margins and showy spikes of white or purplish flowers. Also called bear's breech.