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Main Entry: an·gio·ede·ma
Variant(s): or British an·gio–oe·de·ma \ˌan-jē-ō-i-ˈdē-mə\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural an·gio·ede·mas also an·gio·ede·ma·ta \-mət-ə\
: an allergic skin disease characterized by patches of circumscribed swelling involving the skin and its subcutaneous layers, the mucous membranes, and sometimes the viscera—called also angioneurotic edema, giant urticaria, Quincke's disease, Quincke's edema

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