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| croup [ kroop ] |
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childhood ailment with breathing spasms: an inflammatory condition of the larynx and trachea, especially in young children, marked by a cough, hoarseness, and difficulty in breathing
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| [Mid-18th century. < croup "to croak," probably an imitation of the sound] |
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  croup·ous adjective |
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