in·flam·ma·tion ( n fl -m  shn)n. 1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed. 2. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function. |
inflammation [ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) the reaction of living tissue to injury or infection, characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain
2. the act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed
| inflammation (nfl-mshn) The reaction of a part of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness, and pain. The process includes increased blood flow with an influx of white blood cells and other chemical substances that facilitate healing. |
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| Noun | 1. |  inflammation - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heatinflammatory disease - a disease characterized by inflammation adenitis - inflammation of a gland or lymph node alveolitis - inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic alveolitis, dry socket - inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form angiitis - inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct aortitis - inflammation of the aorta appendicitis - inflammation of the vermiform appendix arteritis - inflammation of an artery balanitis - inflammation of the head of the penis balanoposthitis - inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin blepharitis - inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts bursitis - inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease carditis - inflammation of the heart catarrh - inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus cellulitis - an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain cervicitis - inflammation of the uterine cervix cheilitis - inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips cholangitis - inflammation of the bile ducts cholecystitis - inflammation of the gall bladder chorditis - inflammation of the vocal cords chorditis - inflammation of the spermatic cord colitis, inflammatory bowel disease - inflammation of the colon colpitis - inflammation of the vagina colpocystitis - inflammation of the vagina and bladder conjunctivitis, pinkeye - inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye corditis - inflammation of the spermatic cord costochondritis - inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage dacryocystitis - inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose diverticulitis - inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis - inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) encephalomyelitis - inflammation of the brain and spinal cord endarteritis - inflammation of the inner lining of an artery endocervicitis - inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix enteritis - inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea epicondylitis - painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle epididymitis - painful inflammation of the epididymis epiglottitis - inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing episcleritis - inflammation of the sclera of the eye esophagitis, oesophagitis - inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux fibrositis - inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths) fibromyositis - local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue folliculitis - inflammation of a hair follicle funiculitis - inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord) gastritis - inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating glossitis - inflammation of the tongue hydrarthrosis - inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid ileitis - inflammation of the ileum |
| 2. |  inflammation - 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"emotional arousal - the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior fever pitch - a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch" sensation - a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation" | |
| 3. | inflammation - arousal to violent emotion | |
| 4. | inflammation - the act of setting something on fire burning, combustion - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" |
inflammation
noun swelling, soreness, burning, heat, sore, rash, tenderness, redness, painfulness The drug can cause inflammation of the liver.
Translations
inflammation
n
(Med) → Entzündung f
(fig, of passion, anger etc) → Aufstacheln nt, → Aufstachelung f
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