adj. Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In pathology, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling croup; involving the formation of a false membrane on a mucous surface.
Word Usage
"_The course of croupous pneumonia_ is typical, and unless it terminates fatally in the first stage, the periods of congestion, hepatization and resolution follow each other in regular manner."