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inflammation

[in-fluh-may-shuhn] / ˌɪn fləˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
redness, swelling
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One of the most important is butyrate, a compound that helps support the intestinal lining and can influence inflammation and biological pathways involved in pain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Cytokines play important roles in regulating inflammation, coordinating immune defenses, and directing the body's response to infections.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The discoveries suggest that researchers may eventually be able to interfere with the processes responsible for chronic inflammation while leaving the senescent cells themselves intact.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Other studies explored one of the most damaging features of zombie cells: their tendency to generate ongoing inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

There was swelling and slight inflammation around each rupture in the skin.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Like other autoimmune diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and lupus, these autoimmune brain inflammations, or encephalitides, arise when antibodies turn against the body.

From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024

A remarkable feature of the female reproductive tract is its ability to rapidly clear these cyclic inflammations and restore normal reproductive function.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

Compounds similar to the snake’s active toxin are used to treat inflammations.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Some user reviews have said that silk pillowcases helped reduce lesions and lessen inflammations such as acne and dermatitis, and many advertisements tout silk’s antimicrobial and hypoallergenic properties.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2021

We slept hour after hour, ate a little, tended our frostbites, inflammations, and bruises, mindspoke, slept again.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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