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inflammation

[in-fluh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɪn fləˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
redness, swelling
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Gallen, a proven starter who has been horrendous in 2026, has been out since the All-Star break with elbow inflammation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

C-reactive protein is commonly used as a measure of inflammation in the body.

From Science Daily Sep. 16, 2026

Hopeful return: Brandon Woodruff, one of the best starters in baseball when healthy, is rehabbing from shoulder inflammation that sidelined him in July.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

The replacement microglia-like cells also showed stronger inflammatory signatures, raising the possibility that they could contribute to chronic inflammation in the aging brain.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Many of us became ill through it; Wolf actually died of inflammation of the lung.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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

In addition to the psychological scars of war, soldiers also come here to treat meningitis, contusions, amputations, lung and nerve inflammations, sleeping disorders, skin diseases, and cardiovascular illnesses, among others.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2023

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

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

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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