Synonyms of inflammation

inflammation

noun

as in swelling

a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful

The drug is used to reduce inflammation.

Inflammation around a wound can signal an infection.

Related Words

• swelling
• pain
• stitch
• tingle
• injury
• tenderness
• discomfort
• ache
• sore
• soreness
• distress
• sting
• suffering
• pang
• twinge
• prick
• shoot
• headache
• damage
• misery
• anguish
• harm
• torture
• agony
• smart
• hurt
• torment
• throe
• sufferance
• detriment
• colic
• backache
• toothache
• affliction
• earache
• stomachache
• complaint
• gripe
• bellyache
• charley horse

Dissimilar Words

• ease
• comfort
• easiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflammation

According to the Mayo Clinic, esophagitis is inflammation of the tissue lining the esophagus, the muscular tube that carries food and drink from the mouth to the stomach. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

While esophagitis itself does not directly cause cancer, the chronic inflammation can in some cases lead to Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that can increase the higher risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Though most people with pneumonia, an inflammation of the lungs usually caused by infection, won’t develop sepsis, the Sepsis Alliance states that the most common source of the condition among adults is the lungs. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Green tea is full of antioxidants, compounds that help protect your cells from damage and lower inflammation. — Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026