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inflammatory

[in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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In the book, she details her struggles with endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory disease affecting roughly 10% of women of reproductive age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The study, "EXPRESS: Rapamycin increases cerebral blood flow and modulates metabolic, inflammatory, and microbiome profiles in healthy middle-aged APOE4 carriers: a pilot single-arm trial" was published in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

If a Supreme Court justice did so, it would be inflammatory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

By disabling the system, scientists had removed not only an inflammatory signal but also an important source of cellular protection.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

But those inflammatory cries only made them laugh.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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