Croup
31croup|ous — «KROO puhs», adjective. = croupy. (Cf. ↑croupy) …
32croup kettle — noun Etymology: croup (III) : a kettle for the production of steam or medicated vapor for treating croup or bronchitis …
33croup tent — noun Etymology: croup (III) : a covering or shelter over the head and shoulders within which a stream of medicated vapor is maintained for the relief of some respiratory conditions …
34croup — noun /kɹuːp/ a) The rump of a horse. b) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty …
35croup — Synonyms and related words: Asiatic flu, Hong Kong flu, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, aluminosis, amygdalitis, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis, asbestosis, asthma, atypical pneumonia, backside, behind, bituminosis, black lung, bronchial pneumonia …
36croup — see CROP …
37croup — kruËp n. inflammation of the larynx and trachea (often occurring in infants and young children); rump of a horse or other four legged animal …
38croup — n. 1. Rump (especially of a horse), buttocks, crupper. 2. (Med.) Cynanche (trachealis) …
39croup — noun (U) an illness in children which makes them cough and have difficulty breathing …
40croup — n. acute inflammation and obstruction of the respiratory tract, involving the larynx and the main air passages (trachea and bronchi), in young children (usually aged between six months and three years). The usual cause is a virus infection but… …
