1. A response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
   - redness, rubor 
2. The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
   "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
   - excitement, excitation, fervor [US], fervour [Brit, Cdn] 
3. Arousal to violent emotion
   - inflaming 
4. The act of setting something on fire
   - ignition, firing, lighting, kindling

Derived forms: inflammations

See also: exciting, inflame, unexciting

Type of: arousal, burning, combustion, emotional arousal, rousing, symptom

Part of: inflammatory disease

Encyclopedia: Inflammation

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