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Quinsy definition

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

Singular:
quinsy
Plural:
quinsies

Origin of quinsy

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin quinancia Old French quinancie both from Greek kunankhē dog quinsy, dog-collar kuōn kun- dog kwon- in Indo-European roots ankhein to squeeze angh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunankhÄ“, “canine quinsy"), from κύων (kuōn, “dog") + ἄγχω (ankhō, “throttle").

    From Wiktionary

Quinsy Sentence Examples

  • According to ancient authorities, she was a goddess who relieved men from pain and sorrow, or delivered the Romans and their flocks from angina (quinsy); or she was the protecting goddess of Rome and the keeper of the sacred name of the city, which might not be pronounced lest it should be revealed to her enemies; it was even thought that Angerona itself was this name.

  • It is believed that his disease was a malarial form of recurrent quinsy acting upon an extremely neurotic system.

  • It was a nightmare, especially when I developed quinsy, a type of abscess, in my right tonsil.

  • He was attacked with quinsy, which rapidly brought about paralysis of the tongue, and he died on the 13th of September 1592, in circumstances which, as Pasquier reports them, completely disprove any intention of displaying antiChristian or anti-Catholic leanings.

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