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Webster 1913 Edition
Quinsy
Quin′sy
,Noun.
[Contr. fr.
squinancy
, F. esquinancie
, L. cynanche
a sort of sore throat, Gr. [GREEK] sore throat, dog quinsy, fr. [GREEK] dog + [GREEK] to choke; cf. also L. synanche
sore throat, Gr. [GREEK]. 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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Quinsy
QUIN'SY
,Noun.
1.
An inflammation of the throat; a species of angina which renders respiration difficult, or intercepts it.2.
An inflammation of the fauces, particularly of the tonsils.