HyperDic: peritonsillar_abscess

English > 1 sense of the expression peritonsillar abscess:
NOUNstateperitonsillar abscess, quinsya painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues
English > peritonsillar abscess: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis.
Synonymquinsy
BroaderanginaAny disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
Spanishanginas
Catalanangines

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