quinsy
Noun
Meaning
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
peritonsillar abscess
croup
necrosis
angina
sharp
acute
keen
spicy
asthma
influenza
abscess
brash
bronchitis
arteriosclerosis
angina pectoris
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