Inflammation Definition

ĭnflə-māshən
noun
The act of inflaming.
Webster's New World
The state of being inflamed; specif., a condition of some part of the body that is a reaction to injury, infection, irritation, etc., and is characterized by varied combinations of redness, pain, heat, swelling, and loss of function.
Webster's New World

Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.

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Noun

Singular:
inflammation
Plural:
inflammations

Origin of Inflammation

  • From Middle French inflammation, from Latin inflammatio

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Inflammation Sentence Examples

  • This resulted in an inflammation of the upper membrane of the brain, delirium and death.

  • The process of inflammation is a defensive one, but if carried too far may prove injurious.

  • They are often used to treat inflammation.

  • Discovery in these various directions then led physicians to regard fever and inflammation not as separable entities, but as fluctuating symptomgroups, due to swervings of function from the normal balance under contingent forces.

  • Acute inflammation of the ear, with its alarming extensions to the cerebral.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

NONION

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With I12 Letter Words Ending With N