quinsy

One entry found for quinsy.

Main Entry: quin·sy
Pronunciation: 'kwin-zE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural quinsies
Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchE, from kyn-, kyOn dog + anchein to strangle -- more at HOUND, ANGER
: an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever