The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stridulous laryngitis
Stridulous \Strid"u*lous\, a. [L. stridulus. See Strident.]
Making a shrill, creaking sound.
--Sir T. Browne.
The Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart.
--Longfellow.
Stridulous laryngitis (Med.), a form of croup, or laryngitis, in children, associated with dyspn[oe]a, occurring usually at night, and marked by crowing or stridulous breathing.