Definition of Inflemmation
In*flam*ma"tion
(&ibreve;n*flăm*mā"shŭn), n.
[L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See
Inflame.] 1. The act of inflaming,
kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being
inflamed. "The inflammation of fat."
Wilkins.
2. (Med.) A morbid condition of any
part of the body, consisting in 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.
3. Violent excitement; heat; passion;
animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the
body politic, or of parties. Hooker.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.
- A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in 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.
- Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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