inflammation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being inflamed
3. (countable, uncountable) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Violent excitement

Synonyms

swelling

ignition

pain

excitement

redness

fervour

great heat

lighting

phlogosis

excitation

firing

rubor

sore

blaze

inflame

inflaming

fervor

kindling

flap

glorious

heat

heaving

abscess

hypertrophy

infection

irritation

lesion

painfulness

protuberance

rash

soreness

stewing

tumescence

ulcer

wound

burning pain

burst into flame

phlegmonosis

eczema

hot

🥵

ache

blain

blazing

brilliant

burning

callosity

cattarh

combustion

conflagration

dermatitis

Translations

inflammation

Entzündung

infiammazione

inflamación

inflamação

ontsteking

inflamació

φλεγμονή

إلتهاب

infiammabilità

eccitazione

combustibilità

flogosi

ontbranding

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame + -ation.