inflammation
noun [C or U] /ˌɪn.fləˈmeɪ.ʃən/Definition
› a red, painful, and often swollen area in or on a part of your body: Aspirin reduces pain and inflammation. an inflammation of the eye/toe/earSwellings and lumps
(Definition of inflammation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angry adjective (PAINFUL)
- bloated adjective (SWOLLEN)
- excrescence noun
- ganglion noun
- goitre noun
- growth noun
- inflamed adjective
- inflammatory adjective (SWELLING)
- lump noun (IN THE BODY)
- node noun (LUMP)
- nodule noun
- polyp noun (GROWTH)
- protuberance noun
- puffy adjective
- stone noun (ROCK)
- swollen adjective
- swollen verb
- tumescent adjective
- turgid adjective (SWOLLEN)
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