angioedema

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

noun Pathology.

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

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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-/.

Origin of angioedema

angio- + edema

Words nearby angioedema

angiocarditis, angiocarp, angiocarpous, angiodysplasia, angiodystrophy, angioedema, angioendotheliomatosis, angiofibrolipoma, angiofibroma, angiofibrosis, angiogenesis
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Medical definitions for angioneurotic edema (1 of 2)

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

Medical definitions for angioneurotic edema (2 of 2)

angioedema
[ ăn′jē-ō-ĭ-dē′mə ]

n.

angioneurotic edema
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