Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CY-NAN'CHE, n. [Gr. κυναγχη, a dog-collar, angina; κυων, a dog, and αγχω, to press or bind, to suffocate.]

A disease of the throat or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing. It is of several kinds, and comprehends the quinsy, croup, and malignant sore throat.