名詞 quinsy:

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

quin.sy

n.（名詞）
Acute inflammation of the tonsils and the surrounding tissue, often leading to the formation of an abscess.
扁桃體周圍膿腫：扁桃體及其周圍組織所患的急性炎癥，通常導(dǎo)致膿腫的形成

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Medieval Latin quinancia
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) quinancia
Old French quinancie
古法語(yǔ) quinancie
both from Greek kunankhô [dog quinsy, dog-collar]
都源自 希臘語(yǔ) kunankhô [狗項(xiàng)圈，狗脖套]
kuôn kun- [dog] * see kwon-
kuôn kun- [狗] *參見(jiàn) kwon-
ankhein [to squeeze] * see angh-
ankhein [壓擠] *參見(jiàn) angh-