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Quinsy

noun
1.
A painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis.  Synonym: peritonsillar abscess.





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... proved of infinite service to Walpole, shortly after the date of this letter, when he was laid up with a quinsy at Reggio. Spence thus describes the circumstance: "About three or four in the morning I was surprised with a message, saying that Mr. Walpole was very much worse, and desired to see me; I went, and found him ...
— The Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 1 • Horace Walpole


Words linked to "Quinsy" :   angina, peritonsillar abscess


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