angioœdema

A form of angioedema — 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.

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Meanings

nounangioœdema (countable and uncountable, plural angioœdemas)

plural angioœdemas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of angioedema.

Origin

By surface analysis, angi(o)- + œdema.

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APA

angioœdema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angio%C5%93dema

MLA

“angioœdema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angio%C5%93dema. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angioœdema,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angio%C5%93dema.

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