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扁桃腺炎
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Quinsy \Quin"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L.
cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. ? sore throat, dog
quinsy, fr. ? dog + ? to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore
throat, Gr. ?. Cf. {Hound}, {Anger}, and {Cynanche}.] (Med.)
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}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
quinsy
n : a painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and
surrounding tissues; usually a complication of
tonsillitis [syn: {peritonsillar abscess}]