Pediatric Respiratory Conditions

noun a viral infection of the larynx, trachea, and bronchial tubes that is common in young children and is characterized by hoarseness, a barking cough, and difficult breathing

• The pediatrician diagnosed the child with croup, a viral infection that causes swelling in the airways.
• My baby cousin has croup and it's been keeping him up all night with that barking cough.
• I heard that nasty cough, it sounds like your kid has the croup or something.
• The croup of negativity in the office was spreading like a contagious illness, affecting everyone's mood.

noun a whistling sound made while breathing, typically due to obstruction of the air passages

verb present participle of the verb 'wheeze', which means to breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages

• The patient was wheezing heavily due to an asthma attack.
• I could hear him wheezing from across the room.
• She was wheezing like a broken engine.
• The old car was wheezing its way up the steep hill.