quinsy

[ kwin-zee ]

/ ˈkwɪn zi /

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of quinsy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM quinsy

quinsied, adjective

Words nearby quinsy

quinquennial, quinquennium, quinquepartite, quinquereme, quinquevalent, quinsy, quint, quinta, quintain, quintal, quintan

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How to use quinsy in a sentence

I prevailed by undertaking to do any mortal thing he liked, as long as he lay where he was with that quinsy.
Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung
Quinsy, kwin′zi, n. an inflammatory affection of the substance of the tonsils, attended when fully developed by suppuration.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Witty men said that the orator had not caught a sore throat, but a silver quinsy during the night.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart
My quinsy has altogether left me, and my blood flows strong after the rest.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett

At this extraordinary sight the bishop was seized with a fit of laughter, which burst the quinsy, and saved his life.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

British Dictionary definitions for quinsy

quinsy

/ (ˈkwɪnzɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for quinsy

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for quinsy

quinsy

[ kwĭn′zē ]

peritonsillar abscess