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inflammation
/ ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən /
noun
- the reaction of living tissue to injury or infection, characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain
- the act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed
inflammation
/ ĭn′flə-mā′shən /
- The reaction of a part of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness, and pain. The process includes increased blood flow with an influx of white blood cells and other chemical substances that facilitate healing.
inflammation
- The response of tissue to injury or infection . Pain, heat, redness, and swelling are the four basic symptoms of inflammation.
Other Words From
- subin·flam·mation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inflammation1
Example Sentences
You get vaccinated in the arm, you shouldn't have inflammation in the joint.
The truth is that any exercise releases cortisol and results in a certain level of inflammation—and this is a good thing!
Their goals are not weight reduction or reducing inflammation, but rather, to race as fast as possible.
Animal studies showed a correlation between inflammation and cancer growth.
Over-training is the result of systemic inflammation and under-recovery—not aerobic exercise.
He was threatened with erysipelas, and there was a rather critical inflammation of the left eye.
Larger amounts, not well mixed with fecal matter, indicate inflammation of the large intestine.
Vincent's angina is a chronic pseudomembranous and ulcerative inflammation of pharynx and tonsils.
The inflammation then hastily disappeared without producing the most distant mark of affection of the system.
On the 4th day, the inflammation was evidently subsiding, and on the 6th it was scarcely perceptible.
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