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| quin·sy [ kwínzee ] |
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throat inflammation: a severe inflammation of the throat near a tonsil that sometimes leads to the formation of an abscess that may require surgery
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin quinancia< Greek kunagkhē, literally "dog-strangling" < kuōn "dog" + ankhein "to squeeze"] |
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