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croup

1  [kroop]
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–noun Pathology.
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
Origin:
1755–65; n. use of croup to cry hoarsely (now dial.), b. croak and whoop
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croup

2  [kroop]
–noun
the highest part of the rump of a quadruped, esp. a horse.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME croupe < MF, AF crupe, OF crope < Gmc; see crop
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croup 1   (krōōp)   
n.  A pathological condition of the larynx, especially in infants and children, that is characterized by respiratory difficulty and a hoarse, brassy cough.

[From dialectal croup, to croak.]
croup'ous (krōō'pəs), croup'y adj.
croup 2   (krōōp)   
n.  The rump of a beast of burden, especially a horse.

[Middle English croupe, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
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croup 
"couching illness," 1765, from obsolete verb croup "to cry hoarsely, croak," probably echoic. This was the local name of the disease in southeastern Scotland, given wide currency by Prof. Francis Home of Edinburgh in his 1765 article on it.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: croup
Pronunciation: 'krüp
Function: noun
: a spasmodic laryngitis especially of infants marked by episodes of difficult breathing, stridor,and a hoarse grating cough —croup·ous /'krü-p&s/ adjective —croupy /-pE/ adjective croup·i·er;-est
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croup (kr&oomacr;p)
n.

  1. See laryngotracheobronchitis.

  2. A pathological condition of the larynx, especially in infants and children, characterized by respiratory difficulty and a hoarse, brassy cough.

croup'ous (kr&oomacr;'pəs) or croup'y adj.

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croup   (krp)  Pronunciation Key 
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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