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1. (n.) inflammation
redness, swelling, and fever in a local area of the body, often with pain and disturbed function, in reaction to an infection or to a physical or chemical injury.
2. inflammation
the act or fact of inflaming.
3. inflammation
the state of being inflamed.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) inflammation, redness, rubor
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
2. (noun) excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
"his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
3. (noun) inflammation, inflaming
arousal to violent emotion
4. (noun) ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
the act of setting something on fire
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1. (noun) inflammation
swelling or an area of swelling from infection or injury
inflammation of the eyelid
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) INFLAMMATION
the act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
2. (noun) INFLAMMATION
a morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain
3. (noun) INFLAMMATION
violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. INFLAMMATION
A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.
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Sense: (a place in the body where there is) development of heat with pain, redness and swelling
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils.
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 Afrikaans: ontsteking |
 Arabic: إلْتِهاب، تَوَرُّم |
 Bulgarian: възпаление |
 Brazilian: inflamação |
 Czech: zánět, zápal |
 German: die Entzündung |
 Danish: betændelse |
 Greek: φλεγμονή |
 Spanish: inflamación |
 Estonian: põletik |
 Farsi: التهاب |
 Finnish: tulehdus |
 French: inflammation |
 Hebrew: דָּלֶקֶת |
 Hindi: प्रज्वलन, शत्रुता, सूजन औ |
 Croatian: upala |
 Hungarian: gyulladás |
 Indonesian: radang |
 Icelandic: bólga, þroti |
 Italian: infiammazione |
 Japanese: 炎症 |
 Korean: 염증 |
 Lithuanian: uždegimas |
 Latvian: iekaisums |
 Malay: keradangan |
 Dutch: ontsteking |
 Norwegian: betennelse |
 Polish: zapalenie |
 Persian: التهاب |
 Pashto: اور نه اخيستونكي |
 Portuguese: inflamação |
 Romanian: inflamaţie |
 Russian: воспаление |
 Slovak: zápal |
 Slovenian: vnetje |
 Serbian: zapaljenje |
 Swedish: inflammation |
 Thai: อักเสบ |
 Turkish: kızarıp şişme, iltihap |
 Taiwanese: 發炎 |
 Ukrainian: запалення |
 Urdu: اشتعال انگیزی، سوزش |
 Vietnamese: sự đốt cháy |
 Chinese: 炎症 |
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