CROUP

I. noun see: crop Date: 14th century the rump of a quadruped, II. noun Etymology: English dialect ~ to cry hoarsely, cough, probably of imitative origin Date: 1765 inflammation, edema, and subsequent obstruction of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi especially of infants and young children that is typically caused by a virus and is marked by episodes of difficult breathing and hoarse metallic cough, ~y adjective