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quinsy - Definition: (Source: MedicineNet)

Whether you call it quinsy or a peritonsillar abscess, it is a collection of pus (an abscess) behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula (the prominent soft tissue dangling from the back of the palate in the back of the mouth). ...
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Further Reading on quinsy

Peritonsillar Abscess ( WebMD ) A peritonsillar abscess forms in the tissues of the throat next to one of the tonsils . An abscess is ...bacteria in the bloodstream) Media file 1: Peritonsillar abscess. PTA, quinsy , tonsillitis, Epiglottitis ( WebMD ) Epiglottitis is a medical emergency that may result in death if not treated quickly . The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that sits ...Washington's death in 1796 was attributed to quinsy (today we call... quinsy ( HealthEncyclopaedia )

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