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.
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Recent Examples of inflammation
The problem wasn’t so much his lower body as right wrist inflammation, which has flared up from time to time over the last half-decade.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Previous studies have suggested that compounds in black garlic may help reduce inflammation, fight harmful bacteria and even show some potential in slowing the growth of cancer cells.
—Mavra Javed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Side effects included infection or inflammation of the middle ear, vomiting, nausea and dizziness.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Omega-3s can lower inflammation, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure, which can benefit heart health.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Previous studies have suggested that compounds in black garlic may help reduce inflammation, fight harmful bacteria and even show some potential in slowing the growth of cancer cells.
—Mavra Javed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Side effects included infection or inflammation of the middle ear, vomiting, nausea and dizziness.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Omega-3s can lower inflammation, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure, which can benefit heart health.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammation
Noun
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An infant’s accidental exposure to an infected child can mean serious illness, brain swelling and sometimes death.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to the Mayo Clinic, meningitis is an infection and swelling of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two boys tussling over a bladder in a three-foot-high canvas painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the late 1760s snarl up in a whirlpool of pain, each twisting the other’s right ear.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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After eating too many, my mouth burned in pain.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Inflammation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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