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

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

n. The top of the rump of a horse.

v. To croak, make a hoarse noise.

n. An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

n. The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.

n. 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.

n. A name applied to a variety of diseases in which there is some interference at the glottis with respiration.

n. The rump or buttocks of certain animals, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.

n. A hump or hunch on an animal's body.

To cry out; cry hoarsely; specifically, to cough hoarsely, as in croup.

n. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing

n. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

"All I can think about when I hear the word croup is that scene from Anne of Green Gables, when she saves Diana's sister."

croups   

angina   

pseudomembranous croup    catarrhal croup    fibrinous croup    pharyngeal croup    intestinal croup    diphtheritic croup    uterine croup   

membranous croup    false    diphtheria   

croupous    croupy   

rum   

Guadeloupe    Hoop    Loop    Shoop    coop    coupe    doupe    droop    drupe    dupe   

scarlatina    measles    dysentery    tonsilitis    erysipelas    whooping cough    laryngitis    influenza    polio    pox