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periodic edema
periodic edema /pɪriˈɑːdɪk ɪˈdiːmə/
noun
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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
(
angioedema
, atrophedema
, giant hives
, periodic edema
, Quincke's edema
)
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
alms box
alms box /ɑmz bɒks/
noun
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Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
(
alms box
, poor box
, mite box
)
box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
subgenus Pastor
subgenus Pastor /sʌbˈdʒiːnəs ˈpæstər/
noun
-
Only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
(
Pastor
, subgenus Pastor
)
only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
cyclamen
cyclamen /ˈsaɪkləmɛn/
noun
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Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
(
cyclamen
, Cyclamen purpurascens
)
Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
