inflammatory
tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
Pathology. of or caused by inflammation.
Origin of inflammatory
1Other words for inflammatory
Other words from inflammatory
- in·flam·ma·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·in·flam·ma·to·ry, adjective
- sub·in·flam·ma·to·ry, adjective
Words that may be confused with inflammatory
- inflammable, inflammatory
Words Nearby inflammatory
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How to use inflammatory in a sentence
Patients with Covid-19 can suffer from an inflammatory condition in which the immune system overreacts to the virus, causing damage that is worse than the infection itself.
Weight loss and obesity drugs could help fight COVID-19, Novo Nordisk says | kdunn6 | September 4, 2020 | FortuneFor the body, VNS is potentially helpful for inflammatory bowel disease, likely through a pathway that includes certain types of neurons in the spleen—a pathway that biologists dub the “somatosensory autonomic pathway.”
We Need New, Safer Ways to Treat Pain. Could Electroacupuncture Be One? | Shelly Fan | August 18, 2020 | Singularity HubWe now see this multi-system, inflammatory condition can be fatal for kids, who average 8 years old.
Timothy Wang, a gastroenterologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and his colleagues went after them using an anti-inflammatory peptide called trefoil factor 2, or TFF2.
These cells slow an immune response. Derailing them could help fight tumors | Esther Landhuis | July 10, 2020 | Science NewsPreviously, Wang and colleagues showed that some T cells release TFF2 to tone down inflammatory responses, and that giving mice TFF2 can boost the immune system and slow tumor growth.
These cells slow an immune response. Derailing them could help fight tumors | Esther Landhuis | July 10, 2020 | Science News
Klaus espouses inflammatory views on a variety of subjects, some of which Cato happily embraced.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute | James Kirchick | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTApparently the succinic acid in the beads has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. | Russell Saunders | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPotentially inflammatory data points notwithstanding, the study presents otherwise unsurprising information.
Palestinian Kids’ PTSD Could Last Generations | Russell Saunders | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has amassed an enormous back catalog of inflammatory comments on matters ranging from women to the “demonic” movie Avatar.
Megachurch Star Mark Driscoll’s Publishing Downfall | Warren Throckmorton | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, Carson tends to alternate between inflammatory arguments and threadbare truisms.
All inflammatory and suppurative diseases cause leukocytosis, except when slight or well walled off.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddOn the 2d day the incisions were inflamed and there was a pale inflammatory stain around them.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerThe Girondists had recently been called in the journals and inflammatory speeches of their adversaries the Rolandists.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbottinflammatory, obstructive, and membranous dysmenorrhoea are commonly made worse by marriage.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyMeetings were held in various quarters, and demagogues addressed the assembled multitudes in the most inflammatory language.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for inflammatory
/ (ɪnˈflæmətərɪ, -trɪ) /
characterized by or caused by inflammation
tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc
Derived forms of inflammatory
- inflammatorily, adverb
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