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pseudocroup

pseudocroup noun: the (now most common) form of croup caused by a virus and not by the diphtheria bacterium.

Noun

pseudocroup (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The (now most common) form of croup caused by a virus and not by the diphtheria bacterium.
    Synonyms:
    false croup

Synonyms of pseudocroup

Origin of pseudocroup

From pseudo- + croup.

Questions about pseudocroup

What does pseudocroup mean?
Pseudocroup means the (now most common) form of croup caused by a virus and not by the diphtheria bacterium.
What part of speech is pseudocroup?
Pseudocroup is a noun.

Words near pseudocroup in the dictionary

  1. pseudocrater
  2. pseudocraters
  3. pseudocriminal
  4. pseudocritical
  5. pseudocrocidolite
  6. pseudocroup
  7. pseudocryptic
  8. pseudocrystal
  9. pseudocrystalline
  10. pseudocrystallographic
  11. pseudocrystals

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