noun
Meaning 1
angioedema
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Quincke's edema
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noun
Meaning 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
History
Etymology
It was described by Heinrich Quincke in 1882.