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What does quinsy mean?

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Noun
  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.
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Troubled by quinsy for his entire life, he often sacrificed his own health to build the organization.
Her dog, my lady, has developed a quinsy, most unaccountable.
My quinsy has altogether left me, and my blood flows strong after the rest.
It's all come down to a touch of sore throat, a little sort of quinsy.
On December 12, 1799 after riding on horseback for several hours in cold and snow, he returned home exhausted and was attacked late the next day with quinsy or acute laryngitis.
Our trial was not designed to study whether penicillin would prevent quinsy or peritonsillar cellulitis.

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