cynanche

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noun

Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.

OriginLatin cy̆nanchē ← Ancient Greek κῠνᾰ́γχη →
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Meanings

nouncynanche (plural cynanches)

plural cynanches

  1. obsoletemedicineAny disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκῠνᾰ́γχη“a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat”
  2. Latincy̆nanchē
  3. Englishcynanche

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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APA

cynanche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cynanche

MLA

“cynanche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cynanche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cynanche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cynanche.

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