Inflammation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Inflammation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Inflammation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inflammation n a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat Synonym(s): inflammation, redness, rubor the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" Synonym(s): excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour arousal to violent emotion Synonym(s): inflammation, inflaming the act of setting something on fire Synonym(s): ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflammation \Inflamma"tion\, n. [L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See {Inflame}.] 1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. [bd]The inflammation of fat.[b8] --Wilkins. 2. (Med.) 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. 3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. --Hooker.