inflammation

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

a morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling and pain

Part of speech:

Noun

Plural: plural: inflammations

Example sentences with this word:

Inflammation can be acute or chronic.

Hypothetically, anti-lactoferrin autoantibodies could, by counteracting the anti-inflammatory effects of lactoferrin, aggravate and prolong mucosal inflammation induced by several different mechanisms, and the antibodies may therefore have pathogenetic significance even though their occurrence does not seem to correlate with disease activity.

Appears in following categories:

SAT,

PCAT,

MCAT

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