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      • to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement: Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession. inflame passions Pictures of the bombed and burning city inflamed passions further. The image was used to inflame rather than instruct or reveal truth.
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  2. uk / ɪnˈfleɪmd / us / ɪnˈfleɪmd /. Add to word list. (of a part of the body) red, painful, and swollen, especially because of infection: an inflamed eye / toe. You should call the doctor if the area around the wound becomes inflamed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Swellings & lumps.

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  4. What does the adjective inflamed mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective inflamed . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  5. adjective. swollen, red, and painful as a result of disease or injury. Red, inflamed gums and bleeding when brushing are signs of gum disease. He had inflamed joints in his big toes. If an acutely inflamed appendix is not removed it may perforate. Symptoms include red, itchy and inflamed skin.

  6. Nov 28, 2022 · Using fire as a central analogy, this overview attempts to define inflammation, the better to determine how to manage it, i.e., whether to fan its flames, let it burn out, or suppress it entirely.

    • Bryan Oronsky, Scott Caroen, Tony Reid
    • Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec; 23(23): 14905.
    • 10.3390/ijms232314905
    • 2022/12
  7. Nov 28, 2022 · The answer is a less-than-definitive, “it depends”. Like a controlled burn or “good fire”, which is confined to a prescribed area, acute inflammation exists, helpfully, to clear away unwanted debris, i.e., pathogens, or damaged tissue in service of repair, regrowth, and regeneration.

  8. inflamed. adjective. /ɪnˈfleɪmd/. /ɪnˈfleɪmd/. (of a part of the body) red, painful and hot because of infection or injury. an inflamed and swollen finger. Synonyms painful. These words all describe something that causes you physical pain. can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: (of a part of the body ...

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