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angioedema

American  
[an-jee-oh-i-dee-muh] / ˌæn dʒi oʊ ɪˈdi mə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.


Etymology

Origin of angioedema

angio- + edema

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"I couldn't open my eyes, my oxygen saturation and blood pressure had dropped," she said, after developing an angioedema -- a swelling in the under-skin tissue -- from the medication she received.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The drug prevents attacks of hereditary angioedema, which causes recurrent and severe swelling of body parts.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

"It looks as if the single-dose treatment will provide a permanent cure for my hereditary angioedema patients' very disabling symptoms," principal investigator Dr Hilary Longhurst, a clinical immunologist at Auckland hospital, said.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2024

Research to date suggests that susceptibility to such drug-induced angioedema is influenced by hereditary as well as lifestyle and environmental factors.

From Science Daily Jan. 31, 2024

We fear that patients are not always warned about angioedema.

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 2022

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