croup

🇺🇸 /kruːp/ 🇬🇧 /kruːp/
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A type of illness in children that causes a lot of coughing and makes it hard for them to breathe.

The child was diagnosed with croup and was given medication to help with the cough and breathing.

translation

n. A type of illness in children that causes a lot of coughing and makes it hard for them to breathe.

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Plural croups