quinsy

Meaning

Noun

• A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.

Related

Similar words

• peritonsillar abscess, squinance , squinancy , squinzey

Origin

• From Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη, from κύων + ἄγχω. cynanche.