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inflammation
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inflammation
n.
swelling or redness caused by infection or injury; setting on fire, ignition, conflagration
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Inflammation
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inflammation
Noun
1. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
(synonym) redness, rubor
(hypernym) symptom
(hyponym) adenitis
(part-holonym) inflammatory disease
(derivation) inflame
2. 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"
(synonym) excitement, excitation, fervor, fervour
(hypernym) emotional arousal
(hyponym) fever pitch
(attribute) exciting
3. arousal to violent emotion
(synonym) inflaming
(hypernym) arousal, rousing
(derivation) inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
4. the act of setting on fire or catching fire
(synonym) ignition, firing, lighting, kindling
(hypernym) burning, combustion
(derivation) kindle, inflame
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Inflammation (die)
nf.
inflammation, swelling or redness caused by infection or injury; setting on fire, ignition, conflagration
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inflammation
nf.
inflammation, sore
