Quinsy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Quinsy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Quinsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quinsy n a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis Synonym(s): quinsy, peritonsillar abscess
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinsy \Quin"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L. cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. [?] sore throat, dog quinsy, fr. [?] dog + [?] to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore throat, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Hound}, {Anger}, and {Cynanche}.] (Med.) An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation; -- called also {squinancy}, and {squinzey}.