anti-inflammatory

[an-tee-in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, an-tahy-]

adjective

1. acting to reduce certain signs of inflammation, as swelling, tenderness, fever, and pain.

noun

plural

anti-inflammatories 

1. Pharmacology.,  a medication, as aspirin, used to reduce inflammation.

anti-inflammatory

adjective

1. reducing inflammation

noun

1. any anti-inflammatory drug, such as cortisone, aspirin, or ibuprofen

anti-inflammatory

1. Preventing or reducing inflammation. Aspirin and ibuprofen are anti-inflammatory drugs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anti-inflammatory¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

These results indicate that arginine's benefits may involve not only preventing aggregation but also providing broader neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects.

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This could help explain fermented vegetables’ anti-inflammatory effect.

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In addition to coffee's potential anti-inflammatory effects, the researchers proposed that those who drank coffee may have naturally replaced less healthy drinks, such as sugary sodas, with coffee instead.

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The findings were published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science under the title "Metabolomic profiling of aqueous humor from glaucoma patients identifies metabolites with anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective potential in mice."

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Electrical stimulation shifted the macrophages toward an anti-inflammatory state that promotes tissue repair.

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