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義膜性喉炎;[馬等的] 臀部

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Croup \Croup\ (kr??p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup, rump,
   of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin to
   Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.]
   The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially
   of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.

         So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light
         to the saddle before her he sprung.      --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

Croup \Croup\ (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to
   croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.
   kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the
   anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.)
   An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea,
   accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous,
   difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated
   with the development of a false membrane in the air passages
   (also called {membranous croup}). See {False croup}, under
   {False}, and {Diphtheria}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

croup
     n 1: a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and
          hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing [syn: {spasmodic
          laryngitis}]
     2: the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human
        buttocks [syn: {hindquarters}, {croupe}, {rump}]