inflammation

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Noun
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
Noun
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
Noun
arousal to violent emotion
Noun
the act of setting something on fire
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adenitis alveolitis angiitis aortitis appendicitis arteritis balanitis balanoposthitis blepharitis bursitis carditis catarrh cellulitis cephalitis cervicitis cheilitis cholangitis cholecystitis chorditis colitis colpitis colpocystitis conjunctivitis corditis coryza costochondritis dacryocystitis diverticulitis dry socket encephalitis encephalomyelitis endarteritis endocervicitis endometritis enteritis epicondylitis epididymitis epiglottitis episcleritis esophagitis fever pitch fibromyositis fibrositis folliculitis founder funiculitis gastritis glossitis hydrarthrosis ileitis inflammatory bowel disease iridocyclitis iridokeratitis iritis jejunitis jejunoileitis keratitis keratoconjunctivitis keratoiritis keratoscleritis laminitis laryngitis laryngopharyngitis laryngotracheobronchitis lymphadenitis lymphangitis mastitis mastoiditis metritis myelitis myometritis myositis neuritis oesophagitis oophoritis orchitis osteitis otitis ovaritis pancreatitis parametritis parotitis peritoneal inflammation peritonitis phalangitis phlebitis phrenitis pinkeye pneumonitis posthitis proctitis prostatitis rachitis radiculitis retinitis rhinitis salpingitis scleritis sensation shin splints sialadenitis sinusitis splenitis spondylitis stomatitis synovitis tarsitis tendinitis tendonitis tenonitis thyroiditis tonsillitis tracheitis tracheobronchitis tympanitis ulitis ureteritis uveitis uvulitis vaginitis valvulitis vasculitis vasovesiculitis vesiculitis vulvitis vulvovaginitis
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