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inflammation
The body's protective response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain. A fundamental medical condition.
喉に炎症が起きている。
There's inflammation in my throat.
炎症を抑える薬を処方された。
I was prescribed medicine to reduce the inflammation.
関節の炎症で歩くのが辛い。
Walking is painful due to joint inflammation.
MEDICAL TERMS:
- 炎症を起こす: to become inflamed
- 炎症を抑える: to reduce inflammation
- 抗炎症: anti-inflammatory
- 慢性炎症: chronic inflammation
- 急性炎症: acute inflammation
COMMON TYPES:
- 肺炎: pneumonia (lung + 炎)
- 胃炎: gastritis (stomach + 炎)
- 関節炎: arthritis
- 皮膚炎: dermatitis
FIVE SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION:
発赤 (redness), 腫脹 (swelling), 発熱 (heat), 疼痛 (pain), 機能障害 (loss of function)
Related Words
Related:
感染 (infection)