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quinsy

[ kwin-zee ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.


quinsy

/ ˈkwɪnzɪ /

noun

  1. inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • quinsied adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quinsy1

1300–50; Middle English quin ( e ) sie < Medieval Latin quinancia, Late Latin cynanchē < Greek kynánchē sore throat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quinsy1

C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek kunankhē, from kuōn dog + ankhein to strangle
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Example Sentences

I prevailed by undertaking to do any mortal thing he liked, as long as he lay where he was with that quinsy.

Quinsy, kwin′zi, n. an inflammatory affection of the substance of the tonsils, attended when fully developed by suppuration.

Witty men said that the orator had not caught a sore throat, but a silver quinsy during the night.

My quinsy has altogether left me, and my blood flows strong after the rest.

At this extraordinary sight the bishop was seized with a fit of laughter, which burst the quinsy, and saved his life.

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