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angio-œdema

angio-œdema is the alternative form 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 angio-œdema

pluralangio-œdemas

Questions about angio-œdema

What is angio-œdema the alternative form of?
Angio-œdema is the alternative form of angioedema.

Words near angio-œdema in the dictionary

  1. angio-accesses
  2. angio-CT
  3. angio-CTs
  4. angio-edema
  5. angio-oedema
  6. angio-œdema
  7. angioaccess
  8. angioaccesses
  9. angioadaptation
  10. angioadaptations
  11. angioanatomic

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