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squinancy

squinancy


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squinance  \Squin"ance\,  Squinancy  \Squin"an*cy\,  n.  [F. 
  esquinancie  OF  squinance,  esquinance.  See  {Quinsy}.] 
  1.  (Med.)  The  quinsy.  See  {Quinsy}.  [Obs.] 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  A  European  perennial  herb  ({Asperula  cynanchica}) 
  with  narrowly  linear  whorled  leaves;  --  formerly  thought 
  to  cure  the  quinsy.  Also  called  {quincewort}. 
 
  {Squinancy  berries},  black  currants;  --  so  called  because 
  used  to  cure  the  quinsy.  --Dr.  Prior. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Quinsy  \Quin"sy\,  n.  [Contr.  fr  squinancy,  F.  esquinancie  L. 
  cynanche  a  sort  of  sore  throat,  Gr  ?  sore  throat,  dog 
  quinsy,  fr  ?  dog  +  ?  to  choke;  cf  also  L.  synanche  sore 
  throat,  Gr  ?.  Cf  {Hound},  {Anger},  and  {Cynanche}.]  (Med.) 
  An  inflammation  of  the  throat,  or  parts  adjacent,  especially 
  of  the  fauces  or  tonsils,  attended  by  considerable  swelling, 
  painful  and  impeded  deglutition,  and  accompanied  by 
  inflammatory  fever.  It  sometimes  creates  danger  of 
  suffocation;  --  called  also  {squinancy},  and  {squinzey}.