angioedema

[an-jee-oh-i-dee-muh]

noun Pathology.

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

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-/.

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angioneurotic edema in Medicine

angioneurotic edema

[ăn′jē-ō-nu-rŏt′ĭk]

n.

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

angioedema

[ăn′jē-ō-ĭ-dē′mə]

n.

angioneurotic edema

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