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in⋅flam⋅ma⋅tion

  [in-fluh-mey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. Pathology. redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, esp. as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
2. the act or fact of inflaming.
3. the state of being inflamed.
Origin:
1525–35; < L inflammātiōn- (s. of inflammātiō), equiv. to inflammāt(us) (ptp. of inflammāre; see inflame, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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in·flam·ma·tion   (ĭn'flə-mā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.

  2. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.

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inflammation

The response of tissue to injury or infection. Pain, heat, redness, and swelling are the four basic symptoms of inflammation.

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Main Entry: in·flam·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "in-fl&-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a local response to cellular injury that is markedby capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, pain, swelling, and often loss of function and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damagedtissue
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inflammation in·flam·ma·tion (ĭn'flə-mā'shən)
n.
A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.

in·flame' v.

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