Etymology

cynanche

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Today it means: Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing. Full definition →

Latin cy̆nanchē ← Ancient Greek κῠνᾰ́γχη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκῠνᾰ́γχη“a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcy̆nanchē
  3. English todaycynanche

Borrowed from Latin cy̆nanchē, from Ancient Greek κῠνᾰ́γχη (kŭnắnkhē, “a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat”). Doublet of quinsy.

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