1) Angina 2) French word used in English 3) Inflammation of tonsils 4) Peritonsillar abscess 5) Suppurative tonsillitis 6) Tonsillar abscess
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1) Angina 2) Paristhmitis 3) Squinacy
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A suppurative inflammation of the tonsils.
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old disease like tonsilitis
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• (n.) An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation; -- called also squinancy, and squinzey.
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(from the article `tonsillitis`) ...sinuses, and ears or downward into the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. Locally, virulent bacteria may spread from the infected tonsil to the ...
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An acute complication of tonsillitis in which abscess formation causes spasm of the adjacent jaw muscles, fever, and severe pain. Incision and drainage of the pus produce rapid relief, though antibiotics are helpful and the tonsils may be excised later.
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Peritonsillar abscess or tonsillitis.
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<otolaryngology> An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation. ... Synonym: squinancy, and squinzey. ... Origin: Contr. Fr. Squinancy, F. Esquinancie, L...
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(kwin´ze) peritonsillar abscess.
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An acute inflammation of the tonsils, often leading to an abscess
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Quin'sy noun [ Contr. from
squinancy , French
esquinancie , Latin
cynanche a sort of sore throat, Greek ... sore throat, dog quinsy, from ... dog + ... to choke; confer also Latin
synanche sore throat, Greek .... Confer
Hound ,
Anger , and
Cynanche .] ...
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An abscess on the tonsils
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kwin′zē Definitions: 1. Obsolete term for peritonsillar abscess.
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Quinsy: Not a TV detective but an old word for a peritonsillar abscess. Whether you call it quinsy or a peritonsillar abscess, it is a collection of pus (an abscess) behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula (the prominent soft tissue dangling from the back of the palate in the back of the mouth). A peritonsillar abscess is...
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An acute inflammation of the tonsils, often leading to an abscess. Synonyms suppurative tonsillitis, cynanche tonsillaris, paristhmitis, sore throat.
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an acute inflammation of the soft palate around the tonsils, often leading to an abscess. Synonyms: suppurative tonsillitis, cynanche tonsillaris, paristhmitis, sore throat. A tumid inflammation in the throat, which sometimes produces suffocation.
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n] - a painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues
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[My Antonia] former term for tonsillitis, inflammation of the tonsils.
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peritonsillar abscess noun a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
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a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
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