inflammation
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English
Etymology
From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)
- The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
- The state of being inflamed
- (pathology) 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.
- (archaic) Violent excitement
- Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat
- an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:inflammation
Derived terms
Translations
act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
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medical condition
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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin īnflammātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fla.ma.sjɔ̃/
- Homophone: inflammations
Noun
inflammation f (plural inflammations)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “inflammation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Swedish
Noun
inflammation c
Declension
| Declension of inflammation | ||||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | inflammation | inflammationen | inflammationer | inflammationerna |
| Genitive | inflammations | inflammationens | inflammationers | inflammationernas |