Definition of inflammation

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Inflammation (n.) 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..

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Pyelitis :: Pyelitis (n.) Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.
Ovaritis :: Ovaritis (n.) Inflammation of the ovaries.
Phlegmon :: Phlegmon (n.) Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
Founder :: Founder (n.) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh..
Myositis :: Myositis (n.) Inflammation of the muscles.
Lampas :: Lampas (n.) An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; -- called also lampers.
Tracheitis :: Tracheitis (n.) Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe..
Splenitive :: Splenitis (n.) Inflammation of the spleen.
Irritant :: Irritant (a.) Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
Bunion :: Bunion (n.) An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the bursae muscosae), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe..
Bursitis :: Bursitis (n.) Inflammation of a bursa.
Bubo :: Bubo (n.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis..
Flagrancy :: Flagrancy (n.) A burning; great heat; inflammation.
Chalazion :: Chalazion (n.) A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands..
Keratitis :: Keratitis (n.) Inflammation of the cornea.
Arthritis :: Arthritis (n.) Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout..
Synpelmous :: Synovitis (n.) Inflammation of the synovial membrane.
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax..
Chondritis :: Chondritis (n.) An inflammation of cartilage.
Erysipelas :: Erysipelas (n.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically..
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