different between angioedema vs cetirizine

English

Etymology

angio- +? edema

Alternative forms

• angioœdema, angio-œdema
• angiooedema, angio-oedema
• angio-edema

Noun

angioedema (usually uncountable, plural angioedemas)

1. (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

   Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency.

Related terms

• angioedematous

Synonyms

• Quincke's edema

Translations

Italian

Etymology

angio- +? edema

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.d??o.e?d?.ma/, /an.d??o??.de.ma/
• Rhymes: -?ma, -?dema
• Hyphenation: an?gio?e?dè?ma, an?gio?è?de?ma

Noun

angioedema m (plural angioedemi)

1. (medicine) angioedema

References

• angioedema in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Noun

angioedema m (plural angioedemas)

1. (pathology) angioedema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues)

English

Alternative forms

• cetiricin

Etymology

From (a)cet(ic acid) +? [Term?] +? -izine (“diphenylmethylpiperazine derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??t??.??zin/

Noun

cetirizine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.

Derived terms

• levocetirizine

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