spasmodic : Idioms & Phrases

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Spasmodic croup

  • (Med.), an affection of childhood characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly and without fever, and produced by spasmodic contraction of the vocal cords. It is sometimes fatal. Called also laryngismus stridulus, and childcrowing.
Webster 1913

spasmodic laryngitis

  • noun a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
    croup.
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Spasmodic stricture

  • a stricture caused by muscular spasm without structural change. See Organic stricture, under Organic.
Webster 1913