Quincke's edema
- noun
- /ˈkwɪŋkɪz ˈiːdəmə/
- Specialized
:
edema de Quincke
- Prompt medical attention is crucial when Quincke's edema affects the throat and interferes with breathing.
Examples
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The doctor diagnosed her with Quincke's edema after she developed sudden facial swelling.
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Allergic reactions to certain foods can sometimes trigger Quincke's edema in susceptible individuals.
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She was diagnosed with Quincke's edema last week.
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Many people are unaware of Quincke's edemas and their causes.
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Allergic reactions to certain foods can sometimes trigger Quincke's edema in susceptible individuals.
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Prompt medical attention is crucial when Quincke's edema affects the throat and interferes with breathing.
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The doctor diagnosed her with Quincke's edema after she developed sudden facial swelling.
Synonyms
1
9.7
Sudden swelling under the skin, often in the face or throat, caused by an allergy
Sudden, repeated swelling under the skin that goes away within one day
Large sudden swellings under the skin that come and go within a day, often after an allergic reaction
How Severe
- Specialized
1
9.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
32
8.0
3
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Quincke's + edema
The element 'edema' clearly signals a swelling, so a learner who knows that word can infer this is a type of swelling; however 'Quincke's' is an eponymic proper name that supplies no semantic information about cause, suddenness, or allergic nature. Because the headword partly reveals the general category (edema) but not the specific clinical meaning, the expression is only partially predictable from its constituents.
Etymology
Quincke's edema gets its name from a doctor called Heinrich Quincke, who first described sudden skin and throat edema, a quick 'swelling' often caused by an 'allergic reaction'. So today Quincke's edema means that sudden, temporary swelling of the face or throat that can be dangerous if it makes breathing hard.