quinsy

American

[kwin-zee] / ˈkwɪn zi /

noun

Pathology.

a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.

quinsy British

/ ˈkwɪnzɪ /

noun

inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

quinsied

adjective

Etymology

Origin of quinsy

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

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