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Etymology
Old French quinencie, from mediaeval Latin quinancia, from Greek κ�ναγ�η �canine quinsy�, from κ��ν �dog� + αγ�ειν �throttle�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'kwɪnzi/

Noun
en-noun|quinsies

1. 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.

#:*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)

Synonyms
peritonsillar abscess
squinancy
squinzey

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