croup /kruːp/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: croup 'to croak, cough' (16-19 centuries) , from the sound ]
an illness in children which makes them cough and have difficulty breathing
croup /kruːp/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: croup 'to croak, cough' (16-19 centuries) , from the sound ]
an illness in children which makes them cough and have difficulty breathing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012