ETYM Contr. from squinancy, French esquinancie, Latin cynanche a sort of sore throat, Greek, sore throat, dog quinsy, from kynos dog + anchein to choke; cf. also Latin synanche sore throat, Greek. Related to Hound, Anger.
A painful inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues.
Old disease like tonsilitis.
Severe inflammation of tonsils and throat.
Or peritonsillar abscess abscess in the soft palate near one of the tonsils. It may occur in tonsillitis.