inflammation
n. C / Un. a condition where a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful. It is usually a reaction to an injury or an infection.
n. a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection. Often involves the release of substances that cause blood vessels to leak fluid into the tissues.
The doctor prescribed cream to reduce the inflammation in my knee.
Chronic inflammation can lead to long-term health problems if it is not treated with the correct medication and diet.
While acute inflammation is a necessary part of the body's immune response to pathogens, systemic inflammation is increasingly linked to various degenerative diseases in older populations.
From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame + -ation.
Uncountable when referring to the general biological process; countable when referring to specific instances or areas of swelling.