Inflammation (Noun)
Meaning 1
A response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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- Dry Socket
- Cephalitis
- Founder
- Coryza
- Endometritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Phrenitis
- Tendonitis
- Pinkeye
- Oesophagitis
- Tenonitis
- Peritoneal Inflammation
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Meaning 2
Arousal to violent emotion.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
The act of setting something on fire.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.