inflamed

Example Sentences

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Yet it can become inflamed, causing appendicitis – a potentially life-threatening condition.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

Smith said he had been diagnosed with an inflamed disk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

GAE is an outpatient procedure designed to ease chronic knee pain by reducing blood flow to inflamed areas within the joint.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He was, by turns, inflamed by anger, twisted by confusion, withered by sadness.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie