inflammatory

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈflæməˌtoɹi/ UK /ɪnˈflæmət(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
Likely to make people very angry or excited.

His inflammatory comments started a heated argument online.
2

adj
Causing or relating to inflammation in the body.

The doctor prescribed an anti-inflammatory medicine for her swollen knee.

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Synonyms

1 adj · likely to make people very... incendiary provocative

Word family

Derived forms angioinflammatoryanti-inflammatoryantiinflammatoryautoinflammatorycounterinflammatoryfibroinflammatoryhyperinflammatoryhypoinflammatoryimmunoinflammatoryinflammasomeinflammatorilyinflammatoriness

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Phrases (1)

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inflammatory response
the body's reaction to injury or infection that produces inflammation

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From inflame + -atory.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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