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1. (n.) croup
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
2. (n.) croup
the highest part of the rump of a quadruped, esp. a horse.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME croupe < MF, AF crupe, OF crope < Gmc; see crop)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) croup, spasmodic laryngitis
a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
2. (noun) hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump
the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) croup
the hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle
2. (noun) croup
an inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. croup
Inflammation involving the GLOTTIS or VOCAL CORDS and the subglottic larynx. Croup is characterized by a barking cough, HOARSENESS, and persistent inspiratory STRIDOR (a high-pitched breathing sound). It occurs chiefly in infants and children.
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