Thesaurus: inflammation

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1. n. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.
2. n. 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. n. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.
4. n. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
5. n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
6. n. arousal to violent emotion
7. n. the act of setting something on fire
8. 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.
9. A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting incongestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the bloodcurrent, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly byredness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
10. n:100 n. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat n. arousal to violent emotion