quinsy

[ kwin-zee ]

/ ˈkwɪn zi /

noun Pathology.

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for quinsy

Whether the sore throat which killed her was a quinsy or diphtheria is difficult to prove, but the latter seems the more probable.
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine|Henry Foljambe Hall
Happiness is sometimes very wholesome, but it does not cure a quinsy off hand.
A Great Emergency and Other Tales|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
Her dog, my lady, has developed a quinsy, most unaccountable.
The Passionate Elopement|Compton Mackenzie
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

“Perhaps his temperature has not returned to normal since his attack of quinsy,” Miss Smeardon observed, reassuringly.
Robinetta|Kate Douglas Wiggin

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

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Medical definitions for quinsy

quinsy

[ kwĭn′zē ]

n.

peritonsillar abscess

单词	quinsy
释义	quinsy [ kwin-zee ] / ˈkwɪn zi / noun Pathology. a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quinsy Whether the sore throat which killed her was a quinsy or diphtheria is difficult to prove, but the latter seems the more probable. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine\|Henry Foljambe Hall Happiness is sometimes very wholesome, but it does not cure a quinsy off hand. A Great Emergency and Other Tales\|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Her dog, my lady, has developed a quinsy, most unaccountable. The Passionate Elopement\|Compton Mackenzie 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 “Perhaps his temperature has not returned to normal since his attack of quinsy,” Miss Smeardon observed, reassuringly. Robinetta\|Kate Douglas Wiggin 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 ] n. peritonsillar abscess The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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