<prompt> Quinsy is also known as?Peritosillar abscessRetropharyngeal abscessParapharyngeal abscessParaepiglottic abscess  <response>: ANSWER: A Peritosillar abscessREF: Dhingra 4th ed p. 245Quinsy is a collection of pus in the peritonsillar space which lies between the capsule of tonsil and the superior constrictor muscle. 