inflammation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inflammation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inflammation

[ n.]

- The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.
- A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
- Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.

Meaning of 'inflammation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inflammation

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Example in sentence:

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

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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Inflammation is a tissue reaction resulting from irritation by a foreign material and causing a migration of leukocytes and an increased flow of

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