- croupous membrane
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croupous membrane
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Croupous — Croup ous (kr??p ?s), a. (Med.) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup; as, croupous laryngitis. [1913 Webster] {Croupous pneumonia}, pneumonia… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Croupous pneumonia — Croupous Croup ous (kr??p ?s), a. (Med.) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup; as, croupous laryngitis. [1913 Webster] {Croupous pneumonia},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
croupous — ˈkrüpəs adjective Etymology: croup (III) + ous 1. : relating to or resembling croup pneumonia which … was lobar in distribution and croupous in character Science 2. : attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane … Useful english dictionary
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Bronchitis — Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic bronchitis usually is defined clinically as a daily cough with production of sputum for 3 months, two years in a row. In chronic bronchitis, there is… … Medical dictionary
laryngitis — Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx. [laryngo + G. itis, inflammation] chronic posterior l. a form of l. involving principally the interarytenoid area; thought to be caused by … Medical dictionary
pseudomembranous conjunctivitis — a type of conjunctivitis that resembles membranous conjunctivitis except that the membrane can be removed without traumatizing the epithelium; also, in addition to being caused by bacterial infections, this type is sometimes caused by toxic and… … Medical dictionary
