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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inflammation \In*flam*ma"tion\, n. [L. inflammatio: cf F. inflammation. See {Inflame}.] 1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also the state of being inflamed. ``The inflammation of fat.'' --Wilkins. 2. (Med.) A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in 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. 3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. --Hooker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inflammation n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: {flush}, {redness}] 2: arousal to violent emotion [syn: {inflaming}]
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