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

Other Word Forms

• quinsied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinsy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinsy¹

C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek kunankhē, from kuōn dog + ankhein to strangle

Example Sentences

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

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

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The above is invaluable and unfailing in case of quinsy.

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

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

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