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English noun: angioedema

1. angioedema (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


Synonymsatrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema


Broader (hypernym)dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema









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