Croup

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  • noun. A pathological condition of the larynx, especially in infants and children, that is characterized by respiratory difficulty and a hoarse, brassy cough.
  • noun. The rump of a beast of burden, especially a horse.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The rump or buttocks of certain animals, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
  • noun. A hump or hunch on an animal's body.
  • To cry out; cry hoarsely; specifically, to cough hoarsely, as in croup.
  • noun. A name applied to a variety of diseases in which there is some interference at the glottis with respiration.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The top of the rump of a horse.
  • verb. To croak, make a hoarse noise.
  • noun. An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
  • noun. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    • Form
    croupous  croupy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    angina  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Guadeloupe  Hoop  Loop  Shoop  coop  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    catarrh  diarrhoea  dysentery  enteric  erysipelas  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Asiatic flu  Hong Kong flu  acute bronchitis  adenoiditis  aluminosis  
    variant
    diphtheria  false  membranous croup  
    verb-form
    croups  
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