quinsy

n. 扁桃腺炎 [医] 扁桃体周脓肿

发音

其它 /ˈkwɪnzi/

词形变化

quinsies 复数 quinsies

别名

quinzie squinzey quinsey quinzy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

angina

词源

From Middle English quinesye, from Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”). Doublet of cynanche.

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