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angioœdema

angioœdema is the alternative spelling of angioedema.

Meaning of angioedema

Noun

angioedema (usually uncountable, plural angioedemas)

  1. (usually) Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
    • Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency.
    Synonyms:
    Quincke's edema

Forms of angioœdema

pluralangioœdemas

Origin of angioœdema

By surface analysis, angi(o)- + œdema.

Questions about angioœdema

What is angioœdema the alternative spelling of?
Angioœdema is the alternative spelling of angioedema.

Words near angioœdema in the dictionary

  1. angiotribe
  2. angiotribes
  3. angiotripsy
  4. angiotrophic
  5. angiotropic
  6. angioœdema
  7. angioœdemas
  8. angiport
  9. angiports
  10. Angiras
  11. angishore

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