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angio-oedema

angio-oedema 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-oedema

pluralangio-oedemas

Questions about angio-oedema

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

Words near angio-oedema in the dictionary

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

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