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ANGIOEDEMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
angioedema; atrophedema; giant hives; periodic edema; Quincke's edema
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("angioedema" is a kind of...):
dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)
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