inflammation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
rhymes: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: inflammations
Etymology: From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame + -ation.
Senses: synonyms: ignition
glosses: The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
glosses: The state of being inflamed
examples: text: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain.
ref: 2024 September 6, David Zelman, “Understanding Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis -- the Basics”, in WebMD:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A condition of any part of the body, consisting of 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.
examples: text: an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
synonyms: passion
animosity
turbulence
heat
glosses: Violent excitement
Synonyms: word: inflammation
Hyponyms: word: adenitis
word: adenoiditis
word: adnexitis
word: adrenalitis
word: alveolitis
word: angiitis
word: appendicitis
word: arteritis
word: arthritis
word: balanitis
word: blepharitis
word: bronchiolitis
word: bronchitis
word: bronchoalveolitis
word: bronchopneumonitis
word: bursitis
word: cellulitis
word: cholangitis
word: cholecystitis
word: choledochitis
word: chorioretinitis
word: colitis
word: conjunctivitis
word: cystitis
word: dermatitis
word: diverticulitis
word: duodenitis
word: encephalitis
word: encephalomyelitis
word: endarteritis
word: endocarditis
word: endocervicitis
word: endometritis
word: enteritis
word: enterocolitis
word: epicondylitis
word: esophagitis
word: fibrositis
word: folliculitis
word: gastritis
word: gastroenteritis
word: gingivitis
word: glomerulonephritis
word: glossitis
word: hepatitis
word: ileitis
word: iridocyclitis
word: iritis
word: keratitis
word: keratoconjunctivitis
word: laryngitis
word: leptomeningitis
word: lymphangitis
word: mastitis
word: mastoiditis
word: meningitis
word: myelitis
word: myocarditis
word: myositis
word: nephritis
word: neuritis
word: neurodermatitis
word: odontobothritis
word: oesophagitis
word: oophoritis
word: orchitis
word: osteoarthritis
word: osteomyelitis
word: otitis
word: pachymeningitis
word: pancreatitis
word: panniculitis
word: papillitis
word: parotiditis
word: parotitis
word: periarthritis
word: pericarditis
word: periodentosis
word: peritonitis
word: phlebitis
word: poliomyelitis
word: polyarthritis
word: polyneuritis
word: proctitis
word: prostatitis
word: pyelitis
word: pyelonephritis
word: retinitis
word: rhinitis
word: rhinopharyngitis
word: salpingitis
word: sinusitis
word: spondylitis
word: stomatitis
word: synovitis
word: tendinitis
word: tenosynovitis
word: thrombophlebitis
word: tonsillitis
word: tracheitis
word: urethritis
word: uveitis
word: vaginitis
word: vasculitis
word: vulvitis
word: vulvovaginitis
Derived terms: antiinflammation
autoinflammation
fibroinflammation
hyperinflammation
hypoinflammation
immunoinflammation
inflammage
inflammaging
metainflammation
microinflammation
necroinflammation
neuroinflammation
oncoinflammation
parainflammation
proinflammation
reinflammation
thromboinflammation
Related terms: word: -itis