angioedema

English

Etymology

angio- +‎ edema

Alternative forms

• angioœdema, angio-œdema
• angiooedema, angio-oedema
• angio-edema

Noun

angioedema (usually uncountable, plural angioedemas)

1. (pathology) 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.

Related terms

• angioedematous

Synonyms

• Quincke's edema

Translations

swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues

• Czech: angioedém m
• Dutch: angio-oedeem (nl) n
• German: Angioödem n
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• Polish: obrzęk naczynioruchowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: angioedema m
• Spanish: angioedema m

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Italian

Etymology

angio- +‎ edema

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.d͡ʒo.eˈdɛ.ma/, /an.d͡ʒoˈɛ.de.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛma, -ɛdema
• Hyphenation: an‧gio‧e‧dè‧ma, an‧gio‧è‧de‧ma

Noun

angioedema m (plural angioedemi)

1. (medicine) angioedema

References

• angioedema in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Portuguese

Noun

angioedema m (plural angioedemas)

1. (pathology) angioedema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues)