inflammation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations) (now rare) The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire. Synonym: ignition 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 ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:inflammation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin īnflammātiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fla.ma.sjɔ̃/ Homophone: inflammations === Noun === inflammation f (plural inflammations) inflammation ==== Derived terms ==== inflammatoire auto-inflammation ==== Related terms ==== enflammer === Further reading === “inflammation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === inflammation c (pathology) inflammation ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inflammera === References === “inflammation”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “inflammation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “inflammation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH