Path. [L., a. Gr. κυνάγχη, f. κυν- dog- + ἄγχειν to strangle, throttle: cf. QUINSEY.] A name for diseases of the throat, characterized by inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing or swallowing; esp. QUINSY.
1706. Phillips (ed. Kersey), Cynanche, the Squinancy, or Quinsey…. This Disease is so call’d because it often happens to Dogs and Wolves.
1830. Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot., 241. Prescribed by the native practitioners of India in cynanche.
