inflammation
Definitions of inflammation
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a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heattypes:appendiciteinflammation of the vermiform appendixcarditeinflammation of the heartcatarrheinflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucuscoliteinflammation of the colonconjonctiviteinflammation of the conjunctiva of the eyeencéphaliteinflammation 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)entériteinflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrheagastriteinflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eatingmastoïditeinflammation of the mastoidmyéliteinflammation of the spinal cordnévriteinflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of functionphlébiteinflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)sinusiteinflammation of one of the paranasal sinusesophtalmiesevere conjunctivitissynovite du coudepainful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)rhinite allergiquerhinitis caused by an allergic reactiontype of:symptôme(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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