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quinsy

(kwin′zē)

noun

tonsillitis

Origin: ME quinaci < ML quinancia < LL cynanche < Gr kynanchē, inflammation of the throat, lit., dog-choking < kyōn, dog (see hound) + anchein, to choke (see anger)

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noun

Acute inflammation of the tonsils and the surrounding tissue, often leading to the formation of an abscess.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin quinancia

Origin: and Old French quinancie

Origin: , both from Greek kunankhē, dog quinsy, dog-collar

Origin: : kuōn, kun-, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + ankhein, to squeeze; see angh- in Indo-European roots

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