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adj
Producing or promoting inflammation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: anti-inflammatory
noun
An inflammatory substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
tending to cause inflammation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pro-inflammatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English pro- Middle English enflaumen English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory English proinflammatory From pro- + inflammatory.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
