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Another word for inflammation

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Noun

  1. An instance of being irritated, as in a part of the body

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Another word for inflammation

Noun
  1. See also:

    swelling

    sore

    pain

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Sentence Examples

  • This resulted in an inflammation of the upper membrane of the brain, delirium and death.

  • The process of inflammation is a defensive one, but if carried too far may prove injurious.

  • The ambassador recovered, but Descartes fell a victim to the same disease, inflammation of the lungs.

  • Discovery in these various directions then led physicians to regard fever and inflammation not as separable entities, but as fluctuating symptomgroups, due to swervings of function from the normal balance under contingent forces.

  • Acute inflammation of the ear, with its alarming extensions to the cerebral.

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