Quincke’s disease /kwing″kēz/ [Heinrich I. Quincke, German physician, 1842–1922; L, dis + Fr, aise, ease] , a potentially fatal chronic condition of subcutaneous edema, abdominal pain, urticaria, and laryngeal edema. Among its causes is anaphylactic reaction. Also called angioedema, Quincke’s edema.
