Inflammation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnflæmˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnflamˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnflamˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnflæmˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

kindling inflaming fervour firing excitation fervor redness excitement ignition lighting rubor

Parts of Speech

noun	a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
noun	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up “his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”
noun	arousal to violent emotion
noun	the act of setting something on fire

Word Forms

inflame	verb	cause inflammation in
red	adjective	(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
excite	verb	stir feelings in
ignite	verb	start to burn or burst into flames
kindle	verb	catch fire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entzündung

eine Reaktion des Körpergewebes auf Verletzungen oder Reizungen; gekennzeichnet durch Schmerzen und Schwellungen sowie Rötung und Hitze

🇪🇸Spanish

inflamación

una respuesta de los tejidos corporales a una lesión o irritación; caracterizado por dolor e hinchazón, enrojecimiento y calor

🇮🇹Italian

infiammazione

una risposta dei tessuti corporei a lesioni o irritazioni; caratterizzata da dolore, gonfiore, arrossamento e calore

🇳🇱Dutch

ontsteking

een reactie van lichaamsweefsels op letsel of irritatie; gekenmerkt door pijn en zwelling en roodheid en hitte

🇵🇹Portuguese

inflamação

uma resposta dos tecidos do corpo a lesões ou irritações; caracterizada por dor e inchaço e vermelhidão e calor

🇷🇺Russian

воспаление

реакция тканей организма на травму или раздражение; характеризуется болью, отеком, покраснением и жаром

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूजन

चोट या जलन के प्रति शरीर के ऊतकों की प्रतिक्रिया; दर्द और सूजन और लालिमा और गर्मी की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রদাহ

আঘাত বা জ্বালা শরীরের টিস্যু একটি প্রতিক্রিয়া; ব্যথা এবং ফোলা এবং লালভাব এবং তাপ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வீக்கம்

காயம் அல்லது எரிச்சலுக்கு உடல் திசுக்களின் பதில்; வலி மற்றும் வீக்கம் மற்றும் சிவத்தல் மற்றும் வெப்பம் ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వాపు

గాయం లేదా చికాకుకు శరీర కణజాలాల ప్రతిస్పందన; నొప్పి మరియు వాపు మరియు ఎరుపు మరియు వేడి ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जळजळ

दुखापत किंवा चिडचिड करण्यासाठी शरीराच्या ऊतींचा प्रतिसाद; वेदना आणि सूज आणि लालसरपणा आणि उष्णता द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળતરા

ઇજા અથવા બળતરા માટે શરીરના પેશીઓનો પ્રતિભાવ; પીડા અને સોજો અને લાલાશ અને ગરમી દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರಿಯೂತ

ಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆರಳಿಕೆಗೆ ದೇಹದ ಅಂಗಾಂಶಗಳ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ನೋವು ಮತ್ತು ಊತ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಂಪು ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಖದಿಂದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീക്കം

മുറിവുകളോ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലോ ശരീര കോശങ്ങളുടെ പ്രതികരണം; വേദനയും വീക്കവും ചുവപ്പും ചൂടും സ്വഭാവ സവിശേഷതകളാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਜਸ਼

ਸੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਜਲਣ ਲਈ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਟਿਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਰਮ; ਦਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਜ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਗਰਮੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوزش

چوٹ یا جلن پر جسم کے ٹشوز کا ردعمل؛ درد اور سوجن اور لالی اور گرمی کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炎

身体组织对损伤或刺激的反应；以疼痛、肿胀、红热为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

炎症

損傷または刺激に対する身体組織の反応。痛みと腫れ、赤みと熱を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

염증

부상이나 자극에 대한 신체 조직의 반응; 통증과 부종, 발적과 발열이 특징입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viêm

phản ứng của các mô cơ thể đối với chấn thương hoặc kích ứng; đặc trưng bởi đau và sưng, đỏ và nóng

🇹🇭Thai

การอักเสบ

การตอบสนองของเนื้อเยื่อร่างกายต่อการบาดเจ็บหรือการระคายเคือง โดดเด่นด้วยอาการปวดบวมแดงและร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

peradangan

respon jaringan tubuh terhadap cedera atau iritasi; ditandai dengan nyeri dan bengkak serta kemerahan dan panas

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamaga

isang tugon ng mga tisyu ng katawan sa pinsala o pangangati; nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng sakit at pamamaga at pamumula at init

🇲🇾Malay

keradangan

tindak balas tisu badan kepada kecederaan atau kerengsaan; dicirikan oleh kesakitan dan bengkak dan kemerahan dan panas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اشتعال

استجابة أنسجة الجسم للإصابة أو التهيج؛ وتتميز بالألم والتورم والاحمرار والحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

التهاب

پاسخ بافت های بدن به آسیب یا تحریک؛ با درد و تورم و قرمزی و گرما مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

iltihap

vücut dokularının yaralanma veya tahrişe tepkisi; ağrı, şişlik, kızarıklık ve ısı ile karakterizedir

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַלֶקֶת

תגובה של רקמות הגוף לפציעה או גירוי; מאופיין בכאב ונפיחות ואדמומיות וחום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inflammation'?

The primary meaning of 'inflammation' is 'a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inflammation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inflammation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inflammation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inflammation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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