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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions. uncountable, usually

   "Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency."

2. 2
   recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

quincke's edemaatrophedemagiant hivesperiodic edemaperiodic edemaquincke's edema

Example

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"Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency."

Etymology

From angio- + edema.

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