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Periodic Edema (Noun)

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 drugs.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Quincke's Edema
  • Angioedema
  • Atrophedema
  • Giant Hives

Hypernyms

  • Oedema
  • Hydrops
  • Edema
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