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Angioedema vs Cetirizine - What's the difference?

angioedema | cetirizine |

As nouns the difference between angioedema and cetirizine

is that angioedema is (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 while cetirizine is a major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.

angioedema

English

Noun

(wikipedia angioedema) (en-noun)
  • (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.

    cetirizine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cetirizine)
  • A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.