INFLAMMATION


Meaning of INFLAMMATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-flə-ˈmā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, and pain and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue

2. : the act of inflaming : the state of being inflamed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.