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proinflammatory

/ˌpɹoʊ.ɪnˈflæm.əˌtɔɹ.i/ US
/ˌpɹəʊ.ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɹi/ UK

adjective more proinflammatory · most proinflammatory · pro-inflammatory

Producing or promoting inflammation.
Opposite: anti-inflammatory

noun proinflammatories · pro-inflammatory

rare An inflammatory substance. "The second wave of proinflammatories (or chemotactic factors) are released to activate white blood cells so they can begin attacking pathogens... "

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adj producing or promoting inflammation

Español	proinflamatorio
Français	pro-inflammatoire
Deutsch	proinflammatorisch
Русский	провоспали́тельный provospalítelʹnyj

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@misc{proinflammatory_2026,
  title = {proinflammatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proinflammatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}