noun
Quincke's edema; angioedema
Medical term for a condition involving rapid swelling beneath the skin or mucosa. Also known as angioedema.
クインケ浮腫は、皮膚や粘膜の深い部分に起こる一過性の限局性浮腫である。
Quincke's edema is a transient, localized edema that occurs in the deeper layers of the skin or mucosa.
血管性浮腫 is the more common modern Japanese term for angioedema, while クインケ浮腫 is an older eponymous term still used in some medical contexts.
Named after Heinrich Quincke, the German physician who first described the condition. The Japanese term combines the katakana rendering of his name with 浮腫 (edema).