quinsy
51Prunella — 1. n. any plant of the genus Prunella, esp. P. vulgaris, bearing pink, purple, or white flower spikes, and formerly thought to cure quinsy. Also called SELF HEAL. Etymology: mod.L, = quinsy: earlier brunella dimin. of med.L brunus brown 2. n. a… …
52an|gi|na — «an JY nuh; in medicine often AN juh nuh», noun. 1. = angina pectoris. (Cf. ↑angina pectoris) 2. any sudden, acute pain. 3. any inflammation of the throat, such as quinsy, croup, or mumps. ╂[< Latin angīna quinsy < angere to choke] …
53per|i|ton|sil|lar abscess — «PEHR uh TON suh luhr», = quinsy. (Cf. ↑quinsy) …
54quy- — † quy a common ME. variant of qui . Examples (exclusive of mere doublets of forms already given under qui ) are quyach queyock, quyc(c)he quetch, quye quey, quylet quelet, quyn whin, quynce quinsy, quyndesyn, dezim quindecim, quyner coiner,… …
55qw- — † qw freq. ME. (esp. northern) var. of qu (and wh ), as qwa = qua who, qwal = qual whale, qwarell quarrel, etc. (see the forms with qu ). Also qwaintan quintain, qwalester chorister, qwarto whereto, qwatteer quarter, qwaylle whale, qwe whew,… …
56Anger — An ger (a[ng] g[ e]r), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. a gchein to… …
57Angina — An*gi na, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See {Anger}, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or… …
58Angina pectoris — Angina An*gi na, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See {Anger}, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or… …
59breast pang — Angina An*gi na, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See {Anger}, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or… …
60Cynanche — Cy*nan che (s? n?n k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ????? a dog s collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. {Quinsy}.] (Med.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.… …
