Definition of Giant hives

1. Noun. 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.


Medical Definition of Giant hives

1. A vascular reaction involving the deep dermis or subcutaneous or submucal tissues, representing localised oedema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries and characterised by development of giant wheals. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Giant Hives

giant coreopsis
giant crab
giant drusen
giant eland
giant fern
giant fir
giant follicular lymphoblastoma
giant follicular thyroiditis
giant foxtail
giant fulmar
giant garlic
giant gastric folds
giant granadilla
giant hairy nevus
giant helleborine
giant hives (current term)
giant hornet
giant hypertrophy of gastric mucosa
giant hyssop
giant kangaroo
giant lizard
giant lymph node hyperplasia
giant melanosome
giant moa
giant northwest shipworm
giant osteoid osteoma
giant panda
giant petrel
giant pigfish
giant pigmented nevus

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