atrophedema

Noun atrophedema has 1 sense

• atrophedema(n = noun.state) angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, quincke's edema - 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;
is a kind of dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema