Inflammation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ɪnfləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat (syn: redness)
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up (syn: excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour)
- the act of setting something on fire (syn: firing, ignition, kindling, lighting)
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up (syn: excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour)
he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- arousal to violent emotion- the act of setting something on fire (syn: firing, ignition, kindling, lighting)
Extra examples
The drug is used to reduce inflammation.
Word forms
noun
singular: inflammation
plural: inflammations
singular: inflammation
plural: inflammations
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