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inflammatory

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


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Inflammatory skin disease patients often face long waits because departments are inundated with growing skin cancer referrals, which are the highest of any NHS urgent cancer referrals.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

When he threw up repeatedly, stopped eating altogether, and was diagnosed with Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease, we were four months into the COVID-19 shutdown.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2024

Inflammatory biomarkers can be found in the body to indicate areas and types of inflammation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of chronic gastrointestinal disorders with almost 8 million people diagnosed worldwide and 80% of all individuals not experiencing lasting remission, Roche said.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

Inflammatory products, as pus and fibrin, were especially prone to become thus transformed, as well as other relatively transitory materials of new formation—viz. tubercle and parts of various tumors.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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