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a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful
The drug is used to reduce inflammation. Inflammation around a wound can signal an infection.
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Recent Examples of inflammation
Pairing your eggs with a bagel, English muffin or toast that's made of white or even whole wheat flour has been linked to inflammation, digestion disruption and belly fat production.
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Those living within 4 miles of the new greenery showed 13-20% lower levels of C-reactive protein, which is produced in response to inflammation.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Some do develop depression, anxiety, and other mental-health symptoms, potentially including severe neuropsychiatric complications related to inflammation in their brains or other physiological issues, Putrino says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The Heat was without Butler (team suspension), Josh Richardson (right heel inflammation), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) and Isaiah Stevens (G League) against the Warriors.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Those living within 4 miles of the new greenery showed 13-20% lower levels of C-reactive protein, which is produced in response to inflammation.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Some do develop depression, anxiety, and other mental-health symptoms, potentially including severe neuropsychiatric complications related to inflammation in their brains or other physiological issues, Putrino says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The Heat was without Butler (team suspension), Josh Richardson (right heel inflammation), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) and Isaiah Stevens (G League) against the Warriors.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Inflammation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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