quinsy
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- quinsey (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (“canine quinsy”), from κύων (“dog”) + ἄγχω (“throttle”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈkwɪnzi/
Noun [edit]
quinsy (plural quinsies)
- (pathology) A painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.
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- 1891: He'd had the quinsy and swollen glands when he was young, he told me, and it had left him with a weak throat, and a hesitating, whispering fashion of speech. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘A Case Of Identity’ (Norton 2005 p.85)
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Translations [edit]
painful pus-filled inflammation or abcess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues
