quinsy
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zi noun Pathology.
a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English quin(e)sie < Medieval Latin quinancia, Late Latin cynanchē < Greek kynánchē sore throat
1300–50; Middle English quin(e)sie < Medieval Latin quinancia, Late Latin cynanchē < Greek kynánchē sore throat
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quin·sied, adjective
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quinsy (ˈkwɪnzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses | |
| [C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek kunankhē, from kuōn dog + ankhein to strangle] | |
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Word Origin & History
quinsy
"severe sore throat," c.1300, qwinaci, from O.Fr. quinancie, from L.L. cynanche, from Gk. kynankhe "dog strangling," originally "dog collar," from kyon (gen. kynos) "dog" + ankhein "to strangle," cognate with L. angere (see anger).
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Medical Dictionary
quinsy quin·sy (kwĭn'zē)
n.
See peritonsillar abscess.
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His illness was diagnosed as infectious angina or quinsy, and he was confined to bed.
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