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inflammation

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?nfl??me???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)

  1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
  2. The state of being inflamed
  3. (pathology) A 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.
  4. (archaic) Violent excitement
    an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
    Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat

Hyponyms

  • See also Thesaurus:inflammation

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??.fla.ma.sj??/
  • Homophone: inflammations

Noun

inflammation f (plural inflammations)

  1. inflammation

References

  • “inflammation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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distention

English

Alternative forms

  • distension

Etymology

From Middle French distension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?s?t?n??n/

Noun

distention (countable and uncountable, plural distentions)

  1. The act of distending.

Translations

Anagrams

  • dentitions, tendonitis

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