Definition of inflammation in English:
inflammation
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noun
A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
‘chronic inflammation of the nasal cavities’- ‘Local corticosteroids are used to reduce inflammation in patients with chronic tendinopathies.’
- ‘Complications include diarrhoea, pneumonia, ear infection and inflammation of the brain.’
- ‘Hepatitis A is an infection that leads to inflammation of the liver and is caused by the hepatitis A virus.’
- ‘Pneumonia is an infection or inflammation of the lung tissue, but can spread affecting the whole of the body.’
- ‘It is healthy to have bacteria in our system to fight off infections and prevent inflammation.’
- ‘Antibiotics may be combined with steroids to help reduce canal skin inflammation and pain.’
- ‘Two thirds showed chronic inflammation, and one quarter showed subacute inflammation.’
- ‘Antihistamine drugs can be used to reduce inflammation when it is caused by an allergic reaction.’
- ‘Corticosteroid drugs are used to reduce inflammation, usually as a result of an injury.’
- ‘The only thing we can say for certain is that we still have a lot to learn about the relation between cancer and chronic inflammation.’
- ‘Hypoalbuminaemia may be a reflection of chronic inflammation rather than of nutrition in itself.’
- ‘In the Caribbean, the leaves of the breadfruit are used in folk medicine to relieve pain and inflammation.’
- ‘The steroid cream helps to reduce the inflammation caused by the infection.’
- ‘If your chronic sinusitis is caused by an allergy, nasal sprays can also reduce inflammation.’
- ‘This phenomenon could have increased the severity of periodontal inflammation.’
- ‘These work in the same way as inhaled preventers, by reducing inflammation.’
- ‘There is evidence that they reduce inflammation, but it is not completely understood how they work.’
- ‘Tennis elbow is inflammation in the area around the bony bump on the outer side of the elbow.’
- ‘Tenderness may be localised, if due to inflammation or other disorders in the pelvis.’
- ‘In thyroiditis, there is inflammation of the thyroid gland from either infection or autoimmune attack.’
swelling, puffinessView synonyms
Pronunciation
Origin
Late Middle English from Latin inflammatio(n-), from the verb inflammare (see inflame).
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