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quinsy
[ kwin-zee ]
noun
Pathology.
- a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
quinsy
/ ˈ°ì·Éɪ²Ô³úɪ /
noun
- inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ç³Ü¾±²Ôs¾±±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quinsy1
1300–50; Middle English quin ( e ) sie < Medieval Latin quinancia, Late Latin ³¦²â²Ô²¹²Ô³¦³óŧ < Greek °ì²â²Ôá²Ô³¦³óŧ sore throat
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quinsy1
C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek °ì³Ü²Ô²¹²Ô°ì³óŧ, from °ì³ÜÅ²Ô dog + ankhein to strangle
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Example Sentences
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The Blue singer was treated in hospital for a condition called quinsy over the weekend, but was released on Tuesday.
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That is self-heal, and a sovereign remedy for quinsy.
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The above is invaluable and unfailing in case of quinsy.
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He speaks of the wife of Polimarchus, who, being affected with a quinsy, spoke in this manner; hence this power was called Engastrimysm.
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Cures.—Intermittent fever, quotidian and tertian fever; sore throat, quinsy—had very good effect.
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