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    Which US President died from Quinsy?

    Question #74757. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Jan 20 07 1:35 AM)


    22crows

    		George Washington

    snip from The New York Times, Saturday 20, 2007:

    On Dec. 14, 1799, the first president of the United States died at the age of 67 in his bed at Mount Vernon. George Washington's doctors said the cause was 'inflammatory quinsy,' a severe infection of the throat.

    Jan 20 07, 2:27 AM
    foddy

    		George. Washington died from Peritonsillar abscess.

    Jan 20 07, 4:49 AM
    22crows

    		I understood that peritonsillar abscess was also known as quinsy.

    Jan 20 07, 8:09 AM
    skysmom65

    		The noun quinsy has one meaning:

    Meaning #1: a painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
    Synonym: peritonsillar abscess
    http://www.answers.com/quinsy

    Jan 20 07, 11:15 AM
    zbeckabee

    		That would be George Washington: "George Washington is believed to have died of complications arising from Quinsy."


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinsy

    Jan 20 07, 12:00 PM

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