inflamed

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Although most of the work centered on heart attack damage, the researchers also tested whether the same biomaterial could target other inflamed tissues.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Doctors diagnosed her with encephalitis - an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen, with one in five cases proving fatal.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

"My skin was hot, so inflamed and red. It began to crack and ooze, and the itch was bone deep. It consumed my whole body, and then it began to consume my whole life."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

While the attack focused on military targets and avoided hitting the energy infrastructure, it further inflamed Gulf concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

When she was eighteen, inflamed by a biography of Florence Nightingale, she enrolled as a student nurse at St. Rose’s Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote