炎症(えんしょう) えんしょう noun inflammation medicalhealth See also: 延焼(えんしょう) (fire spreading) 1. inflammation The body's protective response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain. A fundamental medical condition. 喉(のど)に炎症(えんしょう)が起(お)きている。🔊 There's inflammation in my throat. 炎症(えんしょう)を抑(おさ)える薬(くすり)を処方(しょほう)された。🔊 I was prescribed medicine to reduce the inflammation. 関節(かんせつ)の炎症(えんしょう)で歩(ある)くのが辛(つら)い。🔊 Walking is painful due to joint inflammation. Related words炎症(えんしょう)を起(お)こす: to become inflamed炎症(えんしょう)を抑(おさ)える: to reduce inflammation抗炎症(こうえんしょう): anti-inflammatory慢性(まんせい)炎症(えんしょう): chronic inflammation急性(きゅうせい)炎症(えんしょう): acute inflammationTypes肺炎(はいえん): pneumonia (lung + 炎(えん))胃炎(いえん): gastritis (stomach + 炎(えん))関節炎(かんせつえん): arthritis皮膚炎(ひふえん): dermatitisUSAGE (the five signs):発赤(ほっせき) (redness), 腫脹(しゅちょう) (swelling), 発熱(はつねつ) (heat), 疼痛(とうつう) (pain), 機能障害(きのうしょうがい) (loss of function) Related Words Related: 感染(かんせん) (infection) Related: 皮膚炎(ひふえん) (dermatitis) general Added 2026.1.17 2:32 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:27 05500/05978_enshou