Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: atrophedema
  1. Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous oedema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
    - angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema

Type of: dropsy, edema [N. Amer], hydrops, oedema [Brit, Cdn]

Nearest

atrium dextrum
atrium of the heart
atrium sinistrum
atrocious
atrociously
atrociousness
atrocity
Atromid-S
Atropa
Atropa belladonna
atrophedema
atrophic
atrophic arthritis
atrophied
atrophy
Atropidae
atropin
atropine
Atropos
Atrovent
Atsugewi