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Inflammation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Inflammation : (noun)
1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation;
characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
[syn: redness, rubor]
2: 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" [syn: excitement, excitation, fervor,
fervour]
3: arousal to violent emotion [syn: inflaming]
4: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: ignition,
firing, lighting, kindling]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Inflammation : \In*flam*ma"tion\, n. [L. inflammatio: cf. F.
inflammation. See Inflame.]
1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also,
the state of being inflamed. ``The inflammation of fat.''
--Wilkins.
2. (Med.) A morbid condition of any part of the body,
consisting in 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.
3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence;
as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or
of parties. --Hooker.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Inflammation : Inflammation: A basic way in which the body reacts to immune response .
More information: In technical terms, the inflammatory response directs gram-negative organisms, and fungi are the usual pathogens responsible for these infections.
History: Since antiquity (and to every medical student), the defining clinical features of inflammation have been known in Latin as rubor (redness), calor (warmth), tumor (swelling) and dolor
(pain). These hallmarks of inflammation were first described by Celsus -- Aulus (Aurelius) Cornelius, a Roman physician and medical writer, who lived from about 30 B.C. to 45 A.D.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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