angioedema
[an-jee-oh-i-dee-muh]
- swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.
Show More
Origin of angioedema
Formerly an·gi·o·neu·rot·ic ede·ma [an-jee-oh-noo-rot-ik, ‐nyoo-, an-jee-oh-] /ˈæn dʒi oʊ nʊˈrɒt ɪk, ‐nyʊ-, ˌæn dʒi oʊ-/.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
angioneurotic edema
(ăn′jē-ō-nu-rŏt′ĭk)- Recurring episodes of noninflammatory swelling of the skin, mucous membranes, viscera, and brain, occasionally accompanied by arthralgia, purpura, or fever.angioedema atrophedema Bannister's disease giant urticaria Quincke's disease
Show More
angioedema
(ăn′jē-ō-ĭ-dē′mə)- angioneurotic edema
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.