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Definition of Quinsy

Quinsy
Quinsy Quin"sy, n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L. cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. ? sore throat, dog quinsy, fr. ? dog + ? to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore throat, Gr. ?. 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.

Meaning of Quinsy from wikipedia

- Look up quinsy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quinsy may refer to: Quinsy, California; renamed Quincy, California Quinsy, a name for peritonsillar...
- Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as quinsy, is an ac****ulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. Symptoms include fever, throat pain...
- Quincy (formerly Quinsy) is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The po****tion was 1,630 during the 2020 Census...
- Quinsy Gario (born 1984) is a CuraƧaoan activist and artist. He is a prominent opponent of the Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet. Gario was born in CuraƧao...
- "Oxford English Dictionary". Oed.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014. "Quinsy - Define Quinsy at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014....
- lymph nodes around the neck. Complications include peritonsillar abscess (Quinsy). Tonsillitis is most commonly caused by a viral infection and about 5%...
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- the bacterial infection spreads, prevent retropharyngeal abscesses and quinsy, and reduce the risk of other complications such as rheumatic fever and...
- some hours after Washington died. Brown initially believed Washington had quinsy; **** thought the condition was a more serious "violent inflammation of...
- fatal, and include parapharyngeal space infections: peritonsillar abscess ("quinsy abscess"), submandibular space infection (Ludwig's angina), and epiglottitis...