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inflammation

UK/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/US/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/
nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,758 of 15,258leans written

Inflammation is redness, heat and swelling where the body is fighting. Reduce the inflammation, chronic inflammation, signs of inflammation.

The four classical signs are redness, heat, swelling and pain, and they come from blood being sent to the site on purpose. Acute inflammation is the healing process working; chronic inflammation is that process failing to switch off, and it does damage.

Dr.Harry Gouvas, MD, PhD · CC BY-SA 3.0

Definitions of inflammation

  1. 1nouninflammationRedness, heat and swelling where the body is fighting.B2+

    “The cream reduces the inflammation around the insect bite.”

inflammation is a bodily response.

Where it comes from

Latin inflammatio comes from inflammare, to set on fire, from flamma, a flame.

  1. Latin

    inflammatio

  2. Middle French

    inflammation

  3. English, today

    inflammation

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin inflammatio, equivalent to inflame + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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inflammation in the wild

  • The function of inflammation is to eliminate the initial cause of cell injury, clear out damaged cells and tissues, and initiate tissue repair.

    Inflammation

  • Other causes of symptoms such as inflammation of the cervix, pelvic inflammatory disease, cancer, foreign bodies, and skin conditions should be ruled out.

    Vaginitis

  • The term comes from the Greek ankylos meaning crooked, curved or rounded, spondylos meaning vertebra, and -itis meaning inflammation.

    Ankylosing spondylitis

  • While men and women are equally affected with AS, women are more likely to experience inflammation rather than fusion.

    Ankylosing spondylitis

  • The primary cause is bacteria and inflammation from congested meibomian oil glands at the base of each eyelash.

    Blepharitis

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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