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inflammatory

[in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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Many medications can also lower levels, including opioids, anabolic steroids and glucosteroids, used to treat many inflammatory conditions, as well as treatments such as chemotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Her GP arranged a mammogram and within two weeks Lynette was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Doctors suspect an inflammatory condition of the oesophagus.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Americans use peptides for a range of reasons, including for better sleep, to help with inflammatory conditions like ulcerative colitis or to lose weight.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

It was some of the men they’d turned away who’d given Hardin’s Tower its new, inflammatory name.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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