Dictionary entry

Cynanche

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Cy‐nan″che (s?–n?n″k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ����� a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. Quinsy.] (Med.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.