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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

While post-op pathology results revealed the inflammatory cancer was gone, it found cancer in 15 lymph nodes and a 1.8-centimetre grade three triple-negative tumour.

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

Though, of course, as soon as Joe left he reconsidered, wondering was he crazy to encourage such a hopeless and inflammatory act?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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