as in swellings
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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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Grandmother explains how each plant helps humans ease aches and pains, as well as offering good foods like honey from the bees that drink from plants.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the problem with utilitarianism is that just as the subjective, first-person experiences of sensory perceptions cannot be compared among individuals, neither can pleasures and pains.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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The officer who was initially attacked had severe bruising, burst blood vessels in his eyes, and a cut on his face that required two stitches.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Eventually ski patrol arrived and rushed Perry down the mountain in a toboggan to the Moran Eye Center, where surgeons attempted to repair the damage by placing 30 stitches in the whites of the eye.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Researchers suggested that future studies should include people who actually experience tingles to better understand how ASMR might help with mental health and relaxation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Inflammations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammations. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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