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croup

1

[ kroop ]

noun

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


croup

2

[ kroop ]

noun

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

croup

1

/ kruːp /

noun

  1. a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


croup

2

/ kruːp /

noun

  1. the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

croup

/ kro̅o̅p /

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈcroupous, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of croup1

First recorded in 1755–65; noun use of croup “to cry hoarsely” (now dialectal), blend of croak and whoop

Origin of croup2

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English croupe, from Middle French, Anglo-French crupe, Old French crope, from Germanic; crop
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Word History and Origins

Origin of croup1

C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative origin

Origin of croup2

C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe
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Example Sentences

His stay overlapped with a mumps patient named Ismael Acosta and a little girl, almost 2, who had croup.

I took in the situation almost at a glance—membranous croup!

I have never examined the throat of a child dead from so-called membranous croup in which I did not find the diphtheria bacillus.

And one night when Pat was suddenly assailed by croup Peter almost worried himself sick.

He was took with the croup yesterday morning, and he just went off in the evening.

A teaspoonful of it is said to be one of the very best emetics in croup.

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