definition of inflammation
Full Definition of INFLAMMATION. 1. : a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, and pain and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue.2.: the act of inflaming: the state of being inflamed.. : a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, and pain and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue. 2. : the act of inflaming: the state of being inflamed.