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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

The Blue singer was treated in hospital for a condition called quinsy over the weekend, but was released on Tuesday.

From BBC

That is self-heal, and a sovereign remedy for quinsy.

The above is invaluable and unfailing in case of quinsy.

He speaks of the wife of Polimarchus, who, being affected with a quinsy, spoke in this manner; hence this power was called Engastrimysm.

Cures.—Intermittent fever, quotidian and tertian fever; sore throat, quinsy—had very good effect.

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