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inflammation

noun
🔊/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, painful and swollen (= larger than normal) because of infection or injury炎症；发炎
    • The doctor's notes recorded inflammation of the ear.病历上写着耳朵发炎。
    • I used a cream to reduce the inflammation.我用了一种乳霜来减轻炎症。
    Extra Examples
    • Steroids often help reduce the inflammation and itching in the skin.类固醇常常有助于减轻炎症和皮肤瘙痒。
    • inflammation of the stomach胃炎
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • painful
    • severe
    • mild
    • …
    verb + inflammation
    • reduce
    • cause
    preposition
    • inflammation of
    phrases
    • signs of inflammation
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inflammatio(n-), from the verb inflammare, from in- ‘into’ + flamma ‘flame’.