[へんとうのうよう, hentounouyou] (n) peritonsillar abscess; quinsy[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quinsy \Quin"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L.
cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. ? sore throat, dog
quinsy, fr. ? dog + ? to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore
throat, Gr. ?. Cf. {Hound}, {Anger}, and {Cynanche}.] (Med.)
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}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quinsy
n 1: a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and
surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
[syn: {quinsy}, {peritonsillar abscess}]
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