inflammation
/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/ noun
Forms inflammations
- noun (now rare) The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
- noun The state of being inflamed.
- noun (pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
- noun (archaic) Violent excitement. “an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties”
Synonyms
ignition passion animosity turbulence heat redness rubor excitement excitation fervor fervour inflaming firing lighting kindling
Etymology
From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame + -ation.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. "The inflammation of fat." Wilkins.
- noun A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
Etymology [L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See Inflame.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inflammation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details