membranous croup

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membranous croup - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Membranous \Mem"bra*nous\, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]
     1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,
        a membranous covering or lining.
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     2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.
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     Membranous croup (Med.), true croup. See Croup.
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  Croup \Croup\ (kr[=oo]p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to
     croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.
     kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the
     anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. Crop.] (Med.)
     An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea,
     accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous,
     difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated
     with the development of a false membrane in the air passages
     (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under
     False, and Diphtheria.
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