inflamed

Definition of Inflamed in English :

1. inflamed

resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened

Example Sentences:
'eyes inflamed with crying'

2. ablaze, inflamed, reddened

lighted with red light as if with flames

Example Sentences:
'streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees'
'the inflamed clouds at sunset'
'reddened faces around the campfire'

3. inflamed

adorned with tongues of flame

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inflamed

adjective

swollen, red, and painful as a result of disease or injury

Red, inflamed gums and bleeding when brushing are signs of gum disease.

He had inflamed joints in his big toes.

If an acutely inflamed appendix is not removed it may perforate.

Symptoms include red, itchy and inflamed skin.

Her eyes were sore and inflamed.

The gums become inflamed and bleed easily.

v. in·flamed, in·flam·ing, in·flames

v.tr.

1. To arouse to passionate feeling or action: crimes that inflamed the entire community.

2. To make more violent; intensify: "inflamed to madness an already savage nature" (Robert Graves).

3.

a. To cause (the skin) to redden or grow hot, as from strong emotion or stimulants.

b. To turn red or make glow: Great bonfires inflamed the night.

4. To produce inflammation in (a tissue or organ).

5. To set on fire; kindle.

v.intr.

1. To become excited or aroused.

2. To be affected by inflammation.

3. To catch fire.