From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Croupous \Croup"ous\ (kr??p"?s), adjective (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.
{Croupous pneumonia}, pneumonia attended with deposition of fibrinous matter in the air vesicles of the lungs; ordinary acute pneumonia.
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