What does inflammatory mean?
Definitions for inflammatory
ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·flam·ma·to·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word inflammatory.
Princeton's WordNet
inflammatoryadjective
characterized or caused by inflammation
"an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"
incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditiousadjective
arousing to action or rebellion
Wiktionary
inflammatoryadjective
Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
Sam posted an inflammatory comment in the talk page.
inflammatoryadjective
Causing or caused by inflammation.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inflammatoryadjective
Having the power of inflaming.
Etymology: from inflame.
The extremity of pain often creates a coldness in the extremities: such a sensation is very consistent with an inflammatory distemper. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
An inflammatory fever hurried him out of this life in three days. Alexander Pope, to Swift.
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inflammatory
Inflammatory refers to something that relates to or causes inflammation, a natural response of the body's immune system against pathogens, damaged cells or other harmful stimuli. It is marked by swelling, redness, warmth, and often pain and loss of function. In a broader context, it can also refer to something that provokes anger, hostility or passionate responses.
Webster Dictionary
Inflammatoryadjective
tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate
Inflammatoryadjective
tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications
Inflammatoryadjective
accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease
Etymology: [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inflammatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inflammatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of inflammatory in a Sentence
Simply things like obesity or inflammatory conditions are a risk factor for breast cancer, so this may be one reason it could help.
These recent findings may be a link between Type 2 inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, as well as nasal polyps, following a respiratory viral infection.
The bottom line is just to give players choices, to be able to say,' hey, you're not forced to take just one kind of anti-inflammatory.'.
Such inflammatory rhetoric has no place in this body and serves no purpose other than to further divide us, i think he owes this body, Ms. Lynch and all Americans an apology.
They were basically floating around in there creating a bunch of inflammatory tissue response, and that’s what I was feeling, (The surgeon) got in there and took them out. They were sitting right on top.
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