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SQUINANCY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. obsolete : peritonsillar abscess 2. a European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves formerly thought to cure ...
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SQUINACY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SQUINACY is peritonsillar abscess.
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squinacy, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun squinacy is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for squinacy is from before 1325, ...
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squinacy
squinacy Now dial. Forms: 3 swinacie, 4 swynacy; 4–5 squynacy (4 -ase), 4 -acie, 5 -ye, sqwynacye, skwynecy; 5 squinaci, -acye, -aseye, 5, 7 squinacie, -asie, 7, 9 squinacy. [var. of squinancy, by early elision of the second n.] = squinsy.c 1250 Gen. & Exod. 1188 His wif and oðere birðe beren, ða ðe...
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Peritonsillar Abscess (Quinsy): Symptoms, Treatments & Causes
A peritonsillar abscess is a pus-filled pocket that forms near one of your tonsils. It's usually a complication of tonsillitis and is often caused by the same ...
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Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
An inflammation or swelling of the throat or part of the throat; tonsillitis, laryngitis, goiter, or other malady of the throat; quinsy. ... Norri, Dictionary of ...
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squinsy
squinsy Now dial. Forms: 5 sqwynsy, 6 squynsie, 6– squinsy, 6–9 -sey, 7 squinsie, 7–8 squinzie, 7 -zy; 6–8 squincy, 6–7 squincie. [Reduced form of squinacy.] 1. Path. Quinsy; suppurative tonsillitis. silver squinsy (fig.): see silver n. 21.1499 Promp. Parv. (Pynson), Sqwynsy, sekenesse, squinancia. ...
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What is Quinsy? - News-Medical
Quinsy, or peritonsillar abscess, is among the commonest deep infections of the adult head and neck. In contrast to tonsillitis, it occurs in adults and the ...
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Peritonsillar abscess - Wikipedia
A peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as a quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. Symptoms include fever, throat pain, ...
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Quinsy | Description, Cause, & Treatment - Britannica
Quinsy, pus-filled swelling in the throat that develops infrequently as a complication of acute tonsillitis.
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Medical Definition of Quinsy - RxList
Quinsy: An old term for a peritonsillar abscess. This is a collection of pus (an abscess) behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula ( ...
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Quinsy tonsillectomy - PubMed
The usual treatment for peritonsillar abscess in the United States is incision, drainage and antibiotic therapy followed by tonsillectomy several weeks later.
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swynacye
swynacy(e, -asy, -aysy, -esye obs. ff. squinacy, quinsy.
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quinsy
quinsy (ˈkwɪnzɪ) Forms: α. 4 qwinaci, quinesye, 5 queynose. β. 5 quynsy, qwynse, 5–6 quynce, 6 quency, 6 quinsye, 7 -se, -cy, 8 -sie, 6–9 quinsey, (8 -zey), 6– quinsy. γ. 6 quynnancy, quinancie, 6, 9 -cy. [ad. med.L. quinancia, f. Gr. κυνάγχη cynanche, perh. as a refashioning of the commoner squinan...
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