microinflammation

noun

Normal, low-level, background inflammation as a response to the presence of microorganisms

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Meanings

nounmicroinflammation (countable and uncountable, plural microinflammations)

plural microinflammations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineNormal, low-level, background inflammation as a response to the presence of microorganisms

Origin

From micro- + inflammation.

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APA

microinflammation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microinflammation

MLA

“microinflammation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microinflammation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microinflammation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microinflammation.

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