angioedema

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/ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/

noun

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.”

Similar
Quincke's edemaatrophedemagiant hivesperiodic edema
OriginEnglish edema ← Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounangioedema (usually uncountable, plural angioedemas)

plural angioedemas · alternative angioœdema · alternative angio-œdema · alternative angiooedema · alternative angio-oedema · alternative angio-edema

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineSwelling 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSwelling 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.

Similar
Quincke's edema

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
atrophedemagiant hivesperiodic edemaQuincke's edema
Broader
edemaoedemahydrops
Also see
quincke's edema

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄγγος (ángos)
  2. Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον (angeîon)
  3. Englishangio-
  4. Englishedema
  5. Englishangioedema

From angio- + edema.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 血管性水腫 /血管性水肿
  • 血管性水腫 /血管性水肿 (xuèguǎnxìng shuǐzhǒng)swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Czech angioedém
  • angioedémswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Dutch angio-oedeem
  • angio-oedeemswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Finnish angioödeema
  • angioödeemaswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
German Angioödem
  • Angioödemswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Greek αγγειοοίδημα
  • αγγειοοίδημα (angeiooídima)swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Indonesian angioedema
  • angioedemaswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Polish obrzęk naczynioruchowy
  • obrzęk naczynioruchowyswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Portuguese angioedema
  • angioedemaswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Spanish angioedema
  • angioedemaswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Turkish anjioödem
  • anjioödemswelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues
Cite this entry
APA

angioedema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angioedema

MLA

“angioedema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angioedema. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angioedema,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angioedema.

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