The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
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.
An illness caused by a viral infection in the area of a child's vocal cords. It is recognised by a tight, dry, harsh, "barking" cough. Croup generally lasts for five or six days and most commonly affects children aged under three.
Obstruction of the upper respiratory tract at or below the larynx (voice box), resulting in a hoarse, barking cough.
Respiratory infection with a characteristic cough.
a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks
A usually mild and temporary condition common in children under the age of 4 in which the walls of the airways become inflamed and narrow, resulting in wheezing and coughing.
Infection of the larynx and/or trachea.
Spasmodic laryngitis, marked by episodes of difficult breathing and hoarse metallic cough.
laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat
A respiratory disorder often accompanying an upper respiratory infection in young children in which tissues swell to the point that the child often produces a bark-like cough.
Caused by a viral infection in the area of a child's vocal cords, croup ischaracterized by its primary symptom -- a tight, dry, harsh cough. Croupgenerally lasts for five or six days and affects children under 3.
inflammatory condition of larynx and trachea, usually of chddren, with laryngeal spasm, breathlessness, and difficult, noisy breathing.
Any obstructive condition of the larynx (voice box) or trachea (windpipe), characterized by a hoarse, barking cough and difficult breathing occurring chiefly in infants and children. The obstruction could be caused by allergy, a foreign body, infection, or new growth (tumor). In the early nineteenth century it was called cynanche trachealis. The crouping noise was similar to the sound emitted by a chicken affected with the pip, which in some parts of Scotland was called roup; hence, probably, the term croup. Synonyms: roup, hives, choak, stuffing, rising of the lights.
A respiratory problem that occurs mainly in children, particularly from 2 to 4 years of age, due to an infection of the respiratory tree -- the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchial tubes. See the entire definition of Croup
(acute laryngotracheobronchitis, LBT) - A common childhood respiratory infection that may follow a cold or other respiratory infection. Symptoms include a hoarse cough that usually occurs at night and lasts one to three days.
This term also refers to the rump of a quadruped; see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/croup croup. For the work of a casino employee, see croupier.This term is also known as a whooping cough.
Croup is most recognisable by a 'barking' cough, usually accompanied by a stridor. A stridor is the name given to a harsh noise your baby makes when they breathe in. Croup is fairly common and easily treatable, so take your child along to your doctor.
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