inflammation
Definitions
A localized reaction of body tissue to injury or infection, marked by heat, redness, swelling, and pain.
炎症，发炎（身体组织对损伤或感染的局部反应，表现为红、热、肿、痛）。
The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed (of feelings).
（情绪的）激起，激愤状态。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (into) + flamm (fire) + -ation (act/state) = 'a setting on fire.' Medically, injured tissue floods with blood and turns hot, red, and swollen — as if literally set alight to fight infection. The ancient fire image fits the modern immune response almost exactly.
Root flamm still carries 7 more wordsWhy It Means This
Doctors didn't pick the word by accident. The four classic signs of inflammation — calor (heat), rubor (redness), tumor (swelling), dolor (pain) — are exactly what a small fire would do to a patch of skin. So the body's defensive response really does 'set the area ablaze,' and the Latin name captured that 1,500 years before we understood the immune cells behind it.
Common Collocations
- 1.chronic inflammation慢性炎症
- 2.acute inflammation急性炎症
- 3.reduce inflammation减轻炎症
- 4.inflammation marker炎症标志物
- 5.joint inflammation关节炎症
Example Sentences
- 1.
Ice can help reduce inflammation after a sprain.
- 2.
Chronic inflammation is linked to many long-term diseases.
- 3.
The cream soothes the inflammation caused by insect bites.