Inflammation - Definition
inflammation
n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation;
characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
[syn: inflammation, redness, rubor]
2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his
face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he
tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme
inflammation" [syn: excitement, excitation,
inflammation, fervor, fervour]
3: arousal to violent emotion [syn: inflammation, inflaming]
4: the act of setting something on fire [syn: ignition,
firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation]