quincke's-edema

Nouns

  • (n) 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 angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema,

Synonyms

angioedema atrophedema giant hives periodic edema

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