Croup
21croup — (kroup ) s. m. Terme de médecine. Sorte d angine, commune chez les enfants, et se caractérisant par le développement de fausses membranes dans les voies respiratoires et par une toux singulière qu on a comparée au cri d un jeune coq. • Le croup …
22Croup — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A36 Diphtherie J05 Akute obstruktive Laryngitis (Krupp) und Epiglottitis Z22.2 Keimträ …
23croup — I [[t]krup[/t]] n. pat any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing • Etymology: 1755–65; n. use of croup to cry hoarsely (now dial.), b. croak and whoop croup′y, adj. II croup [[t]krup[/t]] n.… …
24CROUP — s. m. (On fait sentir le P.) T. de Médec. Espèce d angine souvent mortelle, qui attaque principalement les enfants en bas âge, et qui est caractérisée par le développement d une fausse membrane à l intérieur des voies aériennes. Cet enfant est… …
25CROUP — n. m. T. de Médecine Sorte d’angine à fausse membrane, presque toujours de nature diphtérique. Cet enfant est atteint du croup. Il est mort du croup …
26croup — I. noun Etymology: Middle English croupe, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kropf craw more at crop Date: 14th century the rump of a quadruped II. noun Etymology: English dialect croup to cry hoarsely, cough, probably… …
27croup — [[t]kru͟ːp[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also the N Croup is a disease which children sometimes suffer from that makes it difficult for them to breathe and causes them to cough a lot …
28croup — croup1 [kru:p] noun inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, associated with infection and causing breathing difficulties. Derivatives croupy adjective Origin C18: from dialect croup to croak , of imitative origin. croup2 [kru:p] noun… …
29croup — I. /krup / (say kroohp) noun Pathology inflammation of the larynx, especially in children leading to laryngeal spasm, characterised by a hoarse cough and difficulty in breathing. {Scottish, noun use of croup (verb) (now British dialect), cry… …
30croup — 1. n. an inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, with a hard cough and difficulty in breathing. Derivatives: croupy adj. Etymology: croup to croak (imit.) 2. n. the rump or hindquarters esp. of a horse. Etymology: ME f. OF croupe, rel …