angioedema

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English

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Etymology

From angio- +‎ edema.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/

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.

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Italian

Etymology

From 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

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ʒi.o.eˈdẽ.mɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.ʒjo.eˈdẽ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ʒi.o.eˈde.ma/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.ʒjo.eˈde.ma/

Noun

angioedema m (plural angioedemas)

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