infiammazione

Definitions of infiammazione
  1. noun
    a disease characterized by inflammation
    synonyms: flogosi
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    gastroenterite
    inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
    pleurite
    inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
    faringite, laringite
    inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    angina
    any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
    artrite
    inflammation of a joint or joints
    acne
    an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
    artrosi
    chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
    cistite
    inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters
    gotta
    a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
    type of:
    affezione, malattia, male, patologia
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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