croup

[ kroop ]

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nounPathology.

any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.

Origin of croup

1755–65; noun use of croup to cry hoarsely (now dial.), blend of croak and whoop

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Other definitions for croup (2 of 2)

croup²

[ kroop ]

noun

the highest part of the rump of a quadruped, especially a horse.

Origin of croup

1250–1300; Middle English croupe<Middle French, Anglo-French crupe,Old French crope<Germanic; see crop

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How to use croup in a sentence

His stay overlapped with a mumps patient named Ismael Acosta and a little girl, almost 2, who had croup.
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I took in the situation almost at a glance—membranous croup!
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I have never examined the throat of a child dead from so-called membranous croup in which I did not find the diphtheria bacillus.
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And one night when Pat was suddenly assailed by croup Peter almost worried himself sick.
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He was took with the croup yesterday morning, and he just went off in the evening.
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A teaspoonful of it is said to be one of the very best emetics in croup.
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British Dictionary definitions for croup (1 of 2)

croup¹

/ (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

Origin of croup

C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative origin

Derived forms of croup

croupous or croupy, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for croup (2 of 2)

croup²

croupe

/ (kruːp) /

noun

the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse

Origin of croup

C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe

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Scientific definitions for croup

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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