Medical term:
pseudocroup
laryngismus
[lar″in-jiz´mus]spasm of the larynx. adj., adj laryngis´mal.
laryngismus stri´dulus sudden laryngeal spasm with crowing inhalations, usually seen in children at night; called also pseudocroup.
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lar·yn·gis·mus stri·d'u·lus
a spasmodic closure of the glottis, causing noisy inspiration. Compare: laryngitis stridulosa.
Synonym(s): pseudocroup, spasmus glottidis
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la·ryn·gis·mus stri·du·lus
(lar'in-jiz'mŭs strid'yū-lŭs)A spasmodic closure of the glottis, lasting a few seconds, followed by a noisy inspiration.
Compare: laryngitis stridulosa
Synonym(s): pseudocroup.
Compare: laryngitis stridulosa
Synonym(s): pseudocroup.
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