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croup
/kɹup/
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What does croup mean?
noun
- The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
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verb
- (obsolete) To croak, make a hoarse noise.
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IPA pronunciation
/kɹup/
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He still believed the child had died of a croup affection, the most violent he had ever seen.
Again, if ever your child has had croup, let me again urge you always to have in the house a 4 oz.
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We had not reached croup in our course, and I had no idea what to do, but I valiantly accompanied the little girl.
No one having noticed the accident, a diagnosis of croup was made and four leeches were applied to the neck.