croup
1[ kroop ]
/ krup /
noun Pathology.
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
RELATED WORDS
backside, cold, back, duff, buttocks, butt, behind, seat, beam, tail, tush, can, bum, keister, moon, fanny, rear, prat, breech, sacrum
Nearby words
- crotonism,
- crotoxin,
- crottin,
- crottle,
- crouch,
- croup-associated virus,
- croupade,
- croupier,
- croupous membrane,
- croupy
Origin of croup
1croup
2[ kroop ]
/ krup /
noun
the highest part of the rump of a quadruped, especially a horse.
Origin of croup
21250–1300; Middle English croupe < Middle French, Anglo-French crupe, Old French crope < Germanic; see crop
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croup
1/ (kruːp) /
noun
a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx
Word Origin for croup
C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative origin
noun
the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse
Word Origin for croup
C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe
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croup
"coughing illness," 1765, from obsolete verb croup "to cry hoarsely, croak" (1510s), probably echoic. This was the local name of the disease in southeastern Scotland, given wide currency by Dr. Francis Home (1719-1813) of Edinburgh in his 1765 article on it. Related: Croupy.
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croup
[ krōōp ]
n.
laryngotracheobronchitis
A pathological condition of the larynx, especially in infants and children, characterized by respiratory difficulty and a hoarse, brassy cough.
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croup
[ krōōp ]
An acute infection that affects the upper and lower respiratory tracts, especially the larynx, trachea, and bronchi, and is caused most commonly by viruses of the genus Paramyxovirus. It is characterized by labored breathing and obstruction below the glottis, accompanied by a barking cough.
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