Quinsy
[kwin-zee] /ˈkwɪn zi/
noun, Pathology.
1.
a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
/ˈkwɪnzɪ/
noun
1.
inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses
n.
“severe sore throat,” late 14c., qwinaci, from Old French quinancie (Modern French esquinacie), from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynankhe “sore throat,” also “dog collar,” literally “dog-choking,” from kyon (genitive kynos) “dog” (see canine) + ankhein “to strangle,” cognate with Latin angere (see anger (v.)).
quinsy quin·sy (kwĭn’zē)
n.
See peritonsillar abscess.
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