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angioedemas

angioedemas is the plural 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

Questions about angioedemas

What is angioedemas the plural of?
Angioedemas is the plural of angioedema.

Words near angioedemas in the dictionary

  1. angiodysplasias
  2. angiodysplastic
  3. angioectasia
  4. angioectasias
  5. angioedema
  6. angioedemas
  7. angioedematous
  8. angioembolisation
  9. angioembolisations
  10. angioembolization
  11. angioembolizations

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