inflammation
noun
[ ɪnfləˈmeɪʃ(ə)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.
• "steroid injections can have a dramatic effect in reducing inflammation and relieving pain"
Similar:
swelling,
puffiness,
redness,
rawness,
hotness,
heat,
burning,
smarting,
stinging,
soreness,
pain,
painfulness,
tenderness,
sensitivity,
infection,
festering,
eruption,
suppuration,
septicity,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inflammatio(n- ), from the verb inflammare (see inflame).
