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Croup Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Croup? [n] the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks [n] a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing Synonyms \| Synonyms for Croup: croupe \| hindquarters \| rump \| spasmodic laryngitis Related Terms \| Find terms related to Croup: acute bronchitis \| adenoiditis \| aluminosis \| amygdalitis \| anthracosilicosis \| anthracosis \| asbestosis \| Asiatic flu \| asthma \| atypical pneumonia \| backside \| behind \| bituminosis \| black lung \| bronchial pneumonia \| bronchiectasis \| bronchiolitis \| bronchitis \| bronchopneumonia \| butt \| buttocks \| catarrh \| chalicosis \| chronic bronchitis \| cold \| collapsed lung \| common cold \| coniosis \| coryza \| croupous pneumonia \| crupper \| double pneumonia \| dry pleurisy \| emphysema \| empyema \| epidemic pleurodynia \| fibrinous pneumonia \| flu \| grippe \| haunches \| hay fever \| hind end \| Hong Kong flu \| influenza \| la grippe \| laryngitis \| lipoid pneumonia \| lobar pneumonia \| lung cancer \| lung fever \| nates \| pharyngitis \| pleurisy \| pleuritis \| pneumococcal pneumonia \| pneumoconiosis \| pneumonia \| pneumonic fever \| pneumothorax \| posterior \| quinsy \| rear \| rear end \| rheum \| rump \| siderosis \| silicosis \| sore throat \| swine flu \| the sniffles \| the snuffles \| tonsilitis \| virus pneumonia \| wet pleurisy \| whooping cough See Also \| angina \| body part \| haunch \| quadruped Croup In Webster's Dictionary \Croup\ (kr??p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup, rump, of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin to Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.] The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle. So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung. --Sir W. Scott. \Croup\ (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG. kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.) 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}.

Croup Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Croup?

[n] the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks
[n] a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Croup: croupe | hindquarters | rump | spasmodic laryngitis

See Also | angina | body part | haunch | quadruped

Croup In Webster's Dictionary

\Croup\ (kr??p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup, rump,
of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin to
Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.]
The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially
of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.

      So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light
      to the saddle before her he sprung.      --Sir W.
                                               Scott.


\Croup\ (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to
croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.
kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the
anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.)
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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