inflammatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.

noun

Any material that causes inflammation

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈflæmət(ə)ɹi/ [ɪnˈflæmətʰəɹɪi̯] [ɪnˈflæmətɹ̝̊ɪi̯] /ɪnˈflæməˌtoɹi/ [ɪnˈflæməˌtʰoɹɪi̯] /ɪnˈflæməˌtɔɹi/ [ɪnˈflæməˌtʰɔɹɪi̯] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-inflammatory.wav /ɪnˈfleə̯məˌtoɹi/ /ɪnˈflɛəməˌtoɹi/

Word forms

inflammatory more inflammatory most inflammatory inflammatories

Etymology

From inflame + -atory.

Derived words

angioinflammatory antiinflammatory anti-inflammatory autoinflammatory counterinflammatory fibroinflammatory hyperinflammatory hypoinflammatory immunoinflammatory inflammasome inflammatorily inflammatoriness inflammatory bowel disease infliximab microinflammatory necroinflammatory neuroinflammatory noninflammatory oncoinflammatory parainflammatory pelvic inflammatory disease pelvic inflammatory disorder postinflammatory preinflammatory proinflammatory pro-inflammatory subinflammatory thromboinflammatory uninflammatory

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