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What does inflammation mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
  2. The state of being inflamed
  3. (medicine) 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; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence.
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Pronounced lobular hepatocyte disarray and sinusoidal lymphocytic inflammation were also evident.
Sacroiliitis is inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, which connects the lower spine and pelvis.
Frequently this occurs as a result of impaction of ear wax or inflammation of the eardrum or the middle ear.
It works in the body specifically to reduce any allergic inflammation of the nasal passages, the bronchial airways and the throat.
This causes inflammation and fluid to gather under the skin, causing wheals and the blood vessels to dilate.
A bone scan showed osteomyelitis of the left sacroiliac joint and inflammation of multiple muscles.

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