croupous
- a word derived from croup.
Example Sentences
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The patient contracted a croupous pneumonia, and in the high febrile period of the disease the number of eosinophils sank to 6-7%, and rose again after the termination of the pneumonia to 54%.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
It occasionally happens that an attack of croupous pneumonia may develop during the course of whooping cough, but in the vast majority of cases the disease is of the catarrhal type.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
These croupous areas when they form in the throat, larynx, or windpipe, may lead to narrowing of the passages, with consequent difficult breathing and even suffocation.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Fresh croupous membrane consists of a delicate network of homogeneous structure and shining appearance, in which numerous cells and the epithelium of the various layers of the trachea are imbedded.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Contagious pleuropneumonia is an acute contagious disease of horses manifesting itself either as a croupous pneumonia or a pleuropneumonia with complications in the form of serous infiltrations of the subcutaneous tissues and tendons.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
