croup

croup ¹

 (kro͞op)

n.

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

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[From dialectal croup, to croak.]

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croup′ous (kro͞o′pəs), croup′y adj.

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croup ²

 (kro͞op)

n.

The rump of a beast of burden, especially a horse.

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[Middle English croupe, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

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croup

(kruːp)

n

(Pathology) a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx

[C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative origin]

ˈcroupy, ˈcroupous adj

ˈcroupily adv

ˈcroupiness n

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croup

(kruːp) or

croupe

n

(Zoology) the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse

[C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe]

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croup¹

(krup)

n.

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

[1755–65; n. use of croup to cry hoarsely (now dial.), b. croak and whoop]

croup′y, adj.

croup²

(krup)

n.

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

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

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croup

Past participle: crouped
Gerund: crouping

Imperative

croup

croup

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	croup - a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing spasmodic laryngitis angina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
	2.	croup - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks croupe, rump, hindquarters bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking haunch - the loin and leg of a quadruped body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

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Translations

ancacuadrilgrupa

croup

¹ [kruːp] N (Med) → crup m

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croup

² [kruːp] N [of horse] → grupa f

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croup

[ˈkruːp ˈkruːp] n (MEDICINE) → croup m

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croup

¹

n no pl (Med) → Krupp m, → Kehlkopfdiphtherie f

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croup

²

n (of horse) → Kruppe f

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croup

[kruːp] n (Med) → crup m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

croup

n. crup,

pop. garrotillo, síndrome respiratorio visto en los niños, causado gen. por una infección o una reacción alérgica;

spasmodic ___ → ___ espasmódico.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

croup

n crup m; ronquera y dificultad para respirar producidas por irritación de la laringe o de la tráquea, generalmente debida a un virus

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