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English word angioedema comes from English angio- (Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.), English edema

angio- (English)

Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.

edema (English)

(US, botany) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.. (US, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

angioedema (English)

(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.

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