•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
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄγγος (ángos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)lbor. English angio- English edema English angioedema From angio- + edema.