Quincke's edema
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 angioedema uncountable
- 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
Etymology
It was described by Heinrich Quincke in 1882.