croup
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- noun
- /kruːp/
- Specialized
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crup
- But my boys are quite prone to getting croup and I have a horrible feeling that he might be getting croup or that he might wake up tonight with that horrible seal cough.
- croup and wheezing
- get croup
- babies with croup
Examples
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When my toddler developed a high fever and a barking cough, the pediatrician diagnosed him with croup.
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Except for the occasional runny nose or ear infection, they survived babyhood without a single bout of measles, croup, or bubonic plague.
Blog text (6) -
Winter babies always get the croup and never grow right.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then my middle son came down with croup and he had that horrible cough.
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Croup is a common viral infection in babies and children in the winter months.
Academic text (2012) -
He had a bad time teething, and then he had croup.
Fiction book (1990) -
The diagnosis was croup, and steroid and epinephrine treatment was started.
Academic text (2006) -
His symptoms were consistent with just a bad case of croup, but we had to make sure he hadn't aspirated a piece of food...
Blog text (25) -
Although most croup symptoms are mild, some children do develop more severe breathing difficulties, and parents should be advised, if that is the case, to take the child to A&E immediately.
Academic text (2012) -
They present as stridor, recurrent croup, or a weak cry in infants.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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A sickness that affects the nose, throat, airways, or lungs
A disease in young children that causes sudden barking cough, hoarse voice, fever and trouble breathing
Swelling of the windpipe caused by infection or irritation
Surface Forms
Etymology
Croup comes from an old word crupen that meant 'to cry out' or 'to croak', which fits the disease because it makes a harsh, barking cough and noisy breathing. So croup names the illness that causes that loud, hoarse cough.