"quinsy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɪnzi/ Forms: quinsies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnzi Etymology: From Middle English quinesye, from Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”). Doublet of cynanche. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂enǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|quinesye}} Middle English quinesye, {{der|en|fro|quinencie}} Old French quinencie, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|grc|κυνάγχη||canine quinsy}} Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), {{af|grc|κύων|ἄγχω|nocat=1|t1=dog|t2=throttle}} κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”), {{doublet|en|cynanche}} Doublet of cynanche Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quinsy (countable and uncountable, plural quinsies)
  1. (pathology) 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. Wikipedia link: quinsy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: quinsey [obsolete], quinzy Synonyms (painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues): peritonsillar abscess, squinance [obsolete], squinancy [obsolete], squinzey [obsolete] Translations (painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues): ангина (angina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), peritonzilární absces (Czech), angino (Esperanto), ანგინა (angina) (Georgian), tüszős mandulagyulladás (Hungarian), sceith aincise [feminine] (Irish), squinanzia [feminine] (Italian), angina [feminine] (Latin), katirehe (Maori), katitohe (Maori), stchinnancie [feminine] (Norman), anghină [feminine] (Romanian), amigdalită (Romanian), gâlci (Romanian), жа́ба (žába) [feminine] (Russian), at-bràghad [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žába",
      "sense": "painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "жа́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "at-bràghad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quinsy"
}

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