inflamación

Definitions of inflamación
  1. noun
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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    apendicitis
    inflammation of the vermiform appendix
    bursitis
    inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
    catarro, constipado, romadizo, tupición
    inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
    colitis
    inflammation of the colon
    conjuntivitis
    inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
    encefalitis
    inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
    enteritis
    inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea
    fibrositis
    inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)
    gastritis
    inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
    neuritis
    inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
    peritonitis
    inflammation of the peritoneum
    flebitis
    inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
    sinusitis
    inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses
    amigdalitis
    inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
    polimiositis
    myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals
    espondilitis reumática
    a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
    oftalmía
    severe conjunctivitis
    encefalitis letárgica
    an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
    gastritis aguda
    gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much aspirin)
    gastritis crónica
    persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders
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    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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