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inflammation
- /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/
- [ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃn̩]
- [ɪɱfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ɪɱfləˈmeɪ̯ʃn̩]
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame + -ation.
noun inflammations
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The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
Similar: ignition
- The state of being inflamed.
- 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. 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. In
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Violent excitement.
an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
Similar: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat
Similar: inflammation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: redness, flush, inflaming, flammability, burning, ignition, combustion, inflammatory, flame, fire, flash, swelling, disease, infection, initiation, soreness
noun
Similar: inflammation
Translations
Every language
noun act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
| Español | inflamación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발화 balhwa, 점화 jeomhwa |
| 日本語 | 点火 tenka |
| 中文 | 引燃 yǐnrán |
| हिन्दी | जलन jalan |
| Português | inflamação |
| Deutsch | Entzündung |
| Română | aprindere, inflamare |
| Русский | воспламенение vosplamenenije, возгорание vozgoranije |
noun medical condition
| Español | inflamación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 염증 yeomjeung |
| 日本語 | 炎症 enshō |
| 中文 | 炎症 yánzhèng, 發炎 /发炎 fāyán |
| हिन्दी | जलन jalan |
| Português | inflamação |
| Français | inflammation |
| Deutsch | Entzündung |
| Italiano | infiammazione |
| Ελληνικά | φλεγμονή flegmoní |
| Русский | воспале́ние vospalénije |
| Tiếng Việt | viêm |
| العربية | اِلْتِهَاب iltihāb |
| עברית | דַּלֶּקֶת daléket |
Talk about this word "inflammation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inflammation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inflammation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inflammation "inflammation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inflammation.Cite this
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title = {inflammation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inflammation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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