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Inflammation

see synonyms of inflammation

Noun

1. inflammation, redness, rubor

a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

2. excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Example Sentences:
'his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled'
'he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation'

3. inflaming, inflammation

arousal to violent emotion

4. firing, ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting

the act of setting something on fire

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inflammation

see synonyms of inflammation
noun
1. 
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Inflammation

see synonyms of inflammation
noun
1. 
the act of inflaming
2. 
the state of being inflamed; specif., a condition of some part of the body that is a reaction to injury, infection, irritation, etc., and is characterized by varied combinations of redness, pain, heat, swelling, and loss of function

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Inflammation

see synonyms of inflammation
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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