Cynanche

(sin-ang’-ke) \_kvcov, a dog; ay- X£w, to strangle]. An old name for any acute affection of the throat, as diphtheria, croup, tonsillitis, etc., in which the patient struggles for breath (as a panting dog). C. malign a, a fatal form of sore-throat. C. suffocativa. Synonym of Croup. C. tonsillar is. See Quinsy. 218