QUINSY


Meaning of QUINSY in English

]ē, ]i noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English quinsie, quinesie inflammation of the throat, modification of Middle French quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchē sore throat, dog's quinsy, from kyōn dog + anchein to strangle — more at hound , anger

: peritonsillar abscess

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