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10 pathology terms (diseases and disease symptoms)
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quinsy
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synonyms: quinsey, squinancy, squincy, peritonsillar abscess ???
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► definition
Definition:pus-filled abscesses of the tonsils, often from complications of tonsillitis
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Uses:
Ambroise Paré. The Workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey (published: Latin in 1579, English in 1649), p.232
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her daughter-in-law’s bout with the morbid sore throat which theoretically had something to do with her current complaint of quinsy, though I couldn’t at the moment see the connection.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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The wolf paused, turned its heavy forehead toward the dogs awkwardly, like a man suffering from the quinsy, and, still slightly swaying from side to side, gave a couple of leaps and with a swish of its tail disappeared into the skirt of the wood.
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: 07 (Book Seven) . Simon & Schuster
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