Meanings
nouninflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)
plural inflammations
- countableuncountableThe state of being inflamed.
- countableuncountablemedicineA condition of any part of the body, consisting of 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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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain.
2024 September 6, David Zelman, “Understanding Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis -- the Basics”, in WebMD - archaiccountableuncountableViolent excitement.
an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
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nounViolent excitement.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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nounthe state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
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emotional arousal
nounthe act of setting something on fire
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinīnflammātiō
- Middle Frenchinflammation
- Englishinflammation
From Middle French inflammation, from Latin īnflammātiō, equivalent to inflame + -ation.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πύρωσις, φλεγμονή
- πύρωσις (púrōsis)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ)medical condition
- πύρωσις (púrōsis)medical condition
Arabic اِلْتِهَاب
- اِلْتِهَاب (iltihāb)medical condition
Bulgarian запа́лване, възпаление
- запа́лване (zapálvane)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- възпаление (văzpalenie)medical condition
Catalan inflamació, inflamació
- inflamacióact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- inflamaciómedical condition
Chinese Mandarin 引燃, 炎症
- 引燃 (yǐnrán)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- 炎症 (yánzhèng)medical condition
- 發炎 /发炎 (fāyán)medical condition
Czech zánět
- zánětmedical condition
Danish betændelse
- betændelsemedical condition
Dutch ontsteking
- ontstekingmedical condition
Esperanto inflamo
- inflamoact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
Estonian põletik
- põletikmedical condition
Finnish sytyttäminen, sytytys
- sytyttäminenact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- sytytysact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- liekeissäact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- tulessaact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- tulehdusmedical condition
French inflammation
- inflammationmedical condition
German Entzündung, Entzündung
- Entzündungact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- Entzündungmedical condition
Greek φλεγμονή
- φλεγμονή (flegmoní)medical condition
Hawaiian ʻūpehupehu
- ʻūpehupehumedical condition
Hebrew דַּלֶּקֶת
- דַּלֶּקֶת (daléket)medical condition
Hindi जलन, जलन
- जलन (jalan)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- जलन (jalan)medical condition
Hungarian gyulladás, gyulladás
- gyulladásact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- gyulladásmedical condition
Icelandic bólga, þroti
- bólgamedical condition
- þrotimedical condition
Indonesian peradangan, inflamasi
- peradanganmedical condition
- inflamasimedical condition
Irish adhaint, gríosú
- adhaintact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- gríosúact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- lasadhact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- bruithmedical condition
- aodhmedical condition
- athlasadhmedical condition
- gormedical condition
- séideadhmedical condition
- tinemedical condition
Italian infiammazione
- infiammazionemedical condition
Japanese 点火, 炎症
- 点火 (tenka)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- 炎症 (enshō)medical condition
Korean 발화, 점화
- 발화 (balhwa)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- 점화 (jeomhwa)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- 염증 (yeomjeung)medical condition
Lithuanian uždegimas
- uždegimasmedical condition
Malay radang, keradangan
- radangmedical condition
- keradanganmedical condition
Māori mumura, pauku
- mumuraact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- paukumedical condition
- mumuramedical condition
Norwegian betennelse
- betennelsemedical condition
Persian کردن ورم, التهاب
- کردن ورمact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- التهاب (eltehâb)medical condition
Polish zapalenie
- zapaleniemedical condition
Portuguese inflamação, inflamação
- inflamaçãoact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- inflamaçãomedical condition
Romanian aprindere, inflamare
- aprindereact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- inflamareact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
Russian воспламенение, возгорание
- воспламенение (vosplamenenije)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- возгорание (vozgoranije)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- воспале́ние (vospalénije)medical condition
Slovak zápal
- zápalmedical condition
Spanish inflamación, inflamación
- inflamaciónact of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- inflamaciónmedical condition
Swedish inflammation
- inflammationmedical condition
Tagalog pamamaga
- pamamagamedical condition
Tamil அழற்சி
- அழற்சி (aḻaṟci)medical condition
Thai การอักเสบ
- การอักเสบmedical condition
Turkish enflamasyon, iltihap
- enflamasyonmedical condition
- iltihapmedical condition
Ukrainian запалювати, запалення
- запалювати (zapaljuvaty)act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed
- запалення (zapalennja)medical condition
Vietnamese viêm
- viêmmedical condition
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
inflammation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammation
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“inflammation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflammation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammation.
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