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
For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Chronic brain inflammation contributes to neuronal death and worsens amyloid and tau pathology.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Chronic brain inflammation contributes to neuronal death and worsens amyloid and tau pathology.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammation
Noun
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Symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, and decreased joint mobility.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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Look for swelling, rashes, visible lumps or if the nipple has been pulled in.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ergofoot Orthopedic Slippers For those on my holiday list who have more sensitive and pain-prone feet, this orthopedic pair stands out from the crowd.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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According to my friends from STATS Perform, only six other relief pitchers in World Series history can share his pain.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Inflammation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammation. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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