croup
noun/kruːp/
/kruːp/
[uncountable]- a disease of children that makes them cough (= force air through the throat noisily) a lot and have difficulty breathing
Topics Health problemsc2哮吼(儿童疾病,咳得厉害,呼吸困难) Word Originmid 18th cent.: from dialect croup ‘to croak’, of imitative origin.