Converse of object

• have: If a child has had croup before, it tends to recur when they have a cold.

• turn: The third in the series; 37 Croups turned out this time.

• see: A gentleman in the audience had traveled from Cardiff to see this croup - how's that for enthusiasm?

• get: For 2 years he went tho similar recurrences of respiratory distress each time he got croup.

Adjective modifier

• sloping: The back should be straight, strong but not too long with a broad and very slightly sloping croup.

• acute: Sample groups Sample group: Chidren aged six months to sixth birthday with clinical diagnosis of acute croup, recruited from four sources.

• severe: Prompt administration of steroids often pre-empts the need for intubation in most cases of moderate or severe croup.