quinsy

1. A peritonsillar abscess or quinsy may follow an acute tonsillitis and it is usually confined to one side. The circumscribed mass lesion present here in the sella turcica is a pituitary adenoma.
   扁桃体周围脓肿，即脓性扁桃体炎，可接着急性扁桃体炎而发生，它常限于一侧。蝶鞍内的边界清楚的肿块为垂体腺瘤。

noun

1. a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues

   Synonym:    peritonsillar abscess