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inflammatory
(redirected from Inflammatory response)

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in·flam·ma·to·ry  (n-flm-tôr, -tr)
adj.
1. Arousing passion or strong emotion, especially anger, belligerence, or desire.
2. Characterized or caused by inflammation.

in·flamma·tori·ly adv.

inflammatory [ɪnˈflæmətərɪ -trɪ]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) characterized by or caused by inflammation
2. tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc.
inflammatorily  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inflammatory - characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
2.inflammatory - arousing to action or rebellion
provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope

inflammatory
adjective provocative, incendiary, explosive, fiery, inflaming, insurgent, anarchic, rabid, riotous, intemperate, seditious, rabble-rousing, demagogic, like a red rag to a bull, instigative His remarks were irresponsible and inflammatory.
Translations
inflammatory [ɪnˈflæmətərɪ] ADJ (Med) → inflamatorio; [speech] → incendiario
inflammatory [ɪnˈflæmətəri] adj
[speech, statement] → incendiaire; [remark] → incendiaire
(MEDICINE) [disease, condition] → inflammatoire
inflammatory
adj
rhetoric, statementaufrührerisch, aufwieglerisch; inflammatory speech/pamphletHetzrede/-schrift f
(Med) → entzündlich; inflammatory reactionEntzündungsreaktion f
inflammatory [ɪnˈflæmətrɪ] adj (speech) → incendiario/a
inflammatory [ɪnˈflæmətrɪ] adj (speech) → incendiario/a


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In Figure 1 the inflammatory response after 24 hr is expressed as the ratio of the polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) to lavaged cells, and the instilled dose is normalized to lung weight, because this facilitates interspecies comparison (Oberdorster et al.
Consumption of a meal high in saturated fat typically causes an inflammatory response in the body that negatively impacts the ability of the arteries to carry necessary blood to tissue and organs and promotes the formation of artery clogging plaque.
This is because such conditions are not reflected in a microscopic bacterial inflammatory response.
 
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