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    QUINCKE'S EDEMA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 drugsplay

    Synonyms:

    angioedema; atrophedema; giant hives; periodic edema; Quincke's edema

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("Quincke's edema" is a kind of...):

    dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)

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