as in swelling
a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful
The drug is used to reduce inflammation. Inflammation around a wound can signal an infection.
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Recent Examples of inflammation
The Problem with Over-the-Counter Pain Killers NSAIDs are anti-inflammatory agents that reduce pain, fever, and inflammation.
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Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
The same healing processes that ensure recovery from lighter burns also can cause intense scarring, inflammation, and even organ failure in more severe cases.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
The illness typically starts with cold-like symptoms, including fever, cough and runny nose, along with inflammation and redness of the eyes and tiny white spots in the mouth.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
Cinnamon Cinnamon is another warming winter spice that may help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.
—Pamela Assid Woughter, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
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Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
The same healing processes that ensure recovery from lighter burns also can cause intense scarring, inflammation, and even organ failure in more severe cases.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
The illness typically starts with cold-like symptoms, including fever, cough and runny nose, along with inflammation and redness of the eyes and tiny white spots in the mouth.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
Cinnamon Cinnamon is another warming winter spice that may help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.
—Pamela Assid Woughter, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammation
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Nor do rising physician fees explain the swelling expenses.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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In December, 2022, for instance, a public-health nurse who visited the home for a different welfare check was surprised to find a five-month-old child with hydrocephalus, a swelling of the head, who required immediate emergency-room attention.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Personality traits such as mental toughness, discipline, high pain tolerance and persistence may also lead to worsened eating disorder risk and behaviors in athletes.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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And we are bound by ties of community, having attended the same summer camps, showed up at each other’s family celebrations, and felt each other’s pain.—
Lindsay Baach Friedmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Inflammation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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