Squinsy definitions

Squinsy

• (n.) See Quinsy.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/squinsy/

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squinsy

Synonym for quinsy ... <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. Squin...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

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Squinsy

Squin'sy noun (Medicine) See Quinsy . [ Obsolete]
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/179

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