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Definition quinsy

Etymology

From Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kunánkh?, “canine quinsy”), from ???? (kú?n, “dog”) + ???? (ánkh?, “throttle”). Doublet of cynanche.

Noun

quinsy (countable and uncountable, plural quinsies)

1. (pathology) A peritonsillar abscess; 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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