child-crowing

noun

A nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis.

Meanings

nounchild-crowing (uncountable)

alternative childcrowing

  1. archaicuncountablemedicineA nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis.
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Chicago

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