noun
- conditions in which parts of the body become red, swollen, hot, and often painful as a reaction to injury or infection
Usage: medical term; plural of inflammation
Examples
- The doctor treated several inflammations in the patient’s joints.
- Chronic inflammations can lead to serious health problems.
- The medication helped reduce the inflammations in her throat.
- Multiple inflammations were visible on the X-ray.
- He suffered from recurring inflammations of the sinuses.
- The anti-inflammatory drug controlled the inflammations effectively.