Definition of angioneurotic in English:
angioneurotic
adjectiveˌandʒɪəʊnjʊəˈrɒtɪk
Medicine (of oedema) marked by swelling and itching of areas of skin, usually allergic in origin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Angioedema sometimes used to be called angioneurotic oedema.
- Any patient with a history of angioneurotic edema, whether related to an ACE inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blockers, or another cause, should not be given an ACE inhibitor.
- The patient even brought the office note of that visit with him, which offered the opinion that angioneurotic edema had occurred and that cilostazol was the cause.
- Also, a case of angioneurotic edema caused by exposure to metal fumes was reported.
- Foreign body aspiration, trauma, and allergic reaction (acute angioneurotic edema) are among the noninfectious causes of airway obstruction and are included in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with stridor.