angioedema | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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atrophedema | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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edema | (noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | Synonyms: dropsy, hydrops, oedema |
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edematous | (adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid | Synonyms: dropsical |
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lymphedema | (noun) swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas | - |
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myxedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxoedema |
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myxoedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxedema |
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oedema | (noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | Synonyms: dropsy, edema, hydrops |
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papilledema | (noun) swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure | - |
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redemption | (noun) the act of purchasing back something previously sold | Synonyms: buyback, repurchase |
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(noun) (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil | Synonyms: salvation |
(noun) repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) | - |
redemptional | (adjective) of or relating to or resulting in redemption | Synonyms: redemptive, redemptory |
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redemptive | (adjective) of or relating to or resulting in redemption | Synonyms: redemptional, redemptory |
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(adjective) bringing about salvation or redemption from sin | Synonyms: redeeming, saving |
redemptory | (adjective) of or relating to or resulting in redemption | Synonyms: redemptional, redemptive |
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scleredema | (noun) a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face | - |
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