Quinsy n. : An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation; -- called also squinancy, and squinzey.

Example:
I have stopped taking my antibiotics and my Quinsy has half gone down will it still go down?

Taxonomy
Peritonsillar abscess, quinsy, PTA, abscess, Symptoms, Complications, free encyclopedia, Treatment, infection, pain, untreated, recognised complication, acute tonsillitis, tissues, Neck pain, search, external resources, pus.

Defination from the web:
quinsy, is a recognised complication of tonsillitis and consists of a collection of pus beside the tonsil (peritonsillar space) ... Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen described suffering from quinsy as a young man on the BBC programme A Grumpy Guide to ...