Look up: croup

1. croup
   [n] - a disease of infants and young children
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2. croup
   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.
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3. Croup
   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
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4. Croup
   Hoarse croaking cough associated with swelling of the larynx and trachea and bronchi in infants. Occurs in epidemics usually in autumn and is now known to be usually caused by a virus (parainfluenza virus)
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5. Croup
   Our Croup Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Croup Croup: 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 bron...
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6. Croup
   Croup noun [ French croupe hind quarters, croup, rump, of German or Icelandic origin; confer Icelandic kryppa hump; akin to Icelandic kroppr . Confer Crop .] The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a h...
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7. Croup
   Croup noun [ Scot. croup , confer croup , crowp , to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; confer also LG. kropp , German kropf , the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc...
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8. croup
   A viral disease, often caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which results upper respiratory symptoms such as a runny nose and a barky (seal-like) cough. Episodic difficulty in breathing can be quite dramatic in some cases. Attacks of croup are manifest by a loud noise when the individual inh...
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9. croup
   spasmodic laryngitis noun a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
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10. croup
    (krldbomacp) a condition resulting from acute partial obstruction of the upper airway, seen mainly in infants and young children; characteristics include resonant barking cough, hoarseness, and persistent stridor. It may be caused by a viral infection (usually a parainfluenzavirus), a bacterial infection (usually ...
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11. Croup
    • (n.) 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 Fals...
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12. croup
    acute respiratory illness of young children characterized by a harsh cough, hoarseness, and difficult breathing, most often caused by an infection of ... [1 related articles]
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13. Croup
    A usually mild and temporary infection in which swelling is present around the vocal cords. Croup can be caused by a virus, bacteria, allergy, inhaled irritant and other conditions such as measles, RSV, acid reflux and influenza. The child usually experiences a barking cough, difficult breathing and other cold symptoms. Synonym(s): Laryngotrac...
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14. croup
    croup (krOOp) , acute obstructive laryngitis in young children, usually between the ages of three and six. The manifestations are a high-pitched cough and difficulty in breathing, owing to a spasm or swelling of the larynx. The cause can be an acute infection (especially by the influenza virus or di...
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15. Croup
    Croup, or acute laryngotracheo-bronchitis, is an inflammation of upper and lower respiratory system, including the larynx, due to a viral infection. The inflammation causes a narrowing of the air passages. The most common causative agents are the parainfluenza viruses, especially type 1, the respira...
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16. croup
    Type: Term Pronunciation: krūp Definitions: 1. Acute obstruction of upper airway in infants and children characterized by a barking cough with difficult and noisy respiration. 2. Laryngotracheobronchitis in infants and young children caused by parainfluenza viruses 1 and 2. 3. An anatomic term ...
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17. croup
    Inflammation of the larynx in small children, with harsh, difficult breathing and hoarse coughing. Croup is most often associated with viral infection of the respiratory tract
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18. Croup
    The region of the pelvic girdle, formed by the sacrum and surrounding tissue.
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19. CROUP
    Hindquarters; area between the hips and the point of the buttocks.
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