inflammation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō.
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Noun edit
inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)
- The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
- The state of being inflamed
- (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.
- (archaic) Violent excitement
- Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat
- an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
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- See also Thesaurus:inflammation
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Translations edit
act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
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medical condition
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French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin īnflammātiō.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fla.ma.sjɔ̃/
- Homophone: inflammations
Noun edit
inflammation f (plural inflammations)
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Further reading edit
- “inflammation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
inflammation c
Declension edit
Declension of inflammation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | inflammation | inflammationen | inflammationer | inflammationerna |
Genitive | inflammations | inflammationens | inflammationers | inflammationernas |
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