English noun: giant hives | |||
1. | giant hives (state) 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, periodic edema, Quincke's edema | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema | ||