QUINCKE'S EDEMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

angioedema; atrophedema; giant hives; periodic edema; Quincke's edema

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Quincke's edema" is a kind of...):

dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)

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