QUINSY


Meaning of QUINSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwin-zē ]

noun

( plural quinsies )

Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchē, from kyn-, kyōn dog + anchein to strangle — more at hound , anger

Date: 14th century

: an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever

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