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quinsy

quin·sy [ kwínzee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
throat inflammation: a severe inflammation of the throat near a tonsil that sometimes leads to the formation of an abscess that may require surgery

[14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin quinancia< Greek kunagkhē, literally "dog-strangling" < kuōn "dog" + ankhein "to squeeze"]
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