phrenospasm

== English == === Etymology === From phreno- +‎ spasm, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”) and σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”) respectively. === 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. ==== See also ==== kleptopnea poleaxed shortness of breath winded