Definition of angioedema Angioedema

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What does angioedema mean?

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Noun

Plural: angioedemas

angioedema - 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
  atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema
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  • angioedema (Noun)
    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.

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