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nounrecurrent 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
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Origin
It was described by Heinrich Quincke in 1882.
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Quincke's edema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quincke's%20edema
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“Quincke's edema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quincke's%20edema. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quincke's edema,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quincke's%20edema.
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