quinsy

quin·sy  (kwnz)

n.

Acute inflammation of the tonsils and the surrounding tissue, often leading to the formation of an abscess.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin quinancia and Old French quinancie, both from Greek kunankh, dog quinsy, dog-collar : kun, kun-, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots + ankhein, to squeeze; see angh- in Indo-European roots.]

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quinsy [ˈkwɪnzɪ]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quinsy - a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis peritonsillar abscess angina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

Translations

quinsy [ˈkwɪnzɪ] N → angina f

quinsy

n (old) → Mandelentzündung f