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Quinsy

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Noun

1. peritonsillar abscess, quinsy

a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis

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Quinsy

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noun
inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses

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Quinsy

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noun
Obsolete
tonsillitis

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Quinsy

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n.
Acute inflammation of the tonsils and the surrounding tissue, often leading to the formation of an abscess.

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