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angioedema
noun(an-gio-ede-ma)
an acute or chronic disorder that affects the mucous membranes and deepest layers of the skin along with underlying tissue and that is marked by rapid swelling, large welts, and pain —called also angioneurotic edema, giant urticaria, Quincke's disease, Quincke's edema

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