Inflammatory /(?)/
In·flam·ma·to·ry
Inflammatory
a.
- Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.
- Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications.
- Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease. (Med.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Inflammatory crust
- Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy.
- Inflammatory fever
- a variety of fever due to inflammation.