quinsy in English

noun
1
inflammation of the throat, especially an abscess in the region of the tonsils.
Penicillin V may reduce the development of streptococcal sequelae, such as quinsy , scarlet fever, or impetigo

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1. Medically, it is known as peritonsillar Abscess or quinsy

2. ANGERONA, or Angeronia, an old Roman goddess, whose name and functions are variously explained.According to ancient authorities, she was a goddess who relieved men from pain and sorrow, or delivered the Romans and their flocks from angina (quinsy); or she was the protecting goddess of Rome and the keeper of the sacred name of the city, which might not be pronounced lest it should be …