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  • noun Plural form of inflammation.

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Examples

  • Time Freedom Fighter said ... singulair prescribed eczemaAll kinds of skin inflammations are called dermatitis; eczema is a type of skin inflammation usually called atopic dermatitis.

    Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmetâ„¢ Cheese Alternative Steve Carper 2006

  • While the collier is subject -- during his short but laborious life -- to the other diseases which afflict the labouring classes in this country, such as inflammations, fevers, acute rheumatism, and the various eruptive diseases, he, at last, unavoidably, falls a victim to lesions within the cavity of the chest, arising from the nature of his employment.

    An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners Archibald Makellar

  • But instead the bears, which once originated from South America, have begun developing nasty rashes and inflammations on their skin where their glossy coats should be.

    The Bald Bear 2009

  • Harley-Davidson Inc. has trainers stand ready to ice down inflammations between shifts at one of its engine plants.

    Keeping Boomers Fit for Work James R. Hagerty 2011

  • In the early 1990s, building on his earlier work, Wakefield began to focus on measles as a likely cause of the IBD-causing stomach inflammations.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • Orally administered honey has been used for many years by indigenous healers for stomach ulcers and research shows it has benefit for this problem as well as being helpful for colon inflammations such as Crohn's disease in humans.

    Dr. Richard Palmquist: Honey in Integrative Veterinary Medicine Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011

  • In the early 1990s, building on his earlier work, Wakefield began to focus on measles as a likely cause of the IBD-causing stomach inflammations.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • When the immune system attacks the perceived threat, white blood cells build up on the walls of the small intestine, resulting in painful, and occasionally deadly, inflammations.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • When the immune system attacks the perceived threat, white blood cells build up on the walls of the small intestine, resulting in painful, and occasionally deadly, inflammations.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • In the early 1990s, building on his earlier work, Wakefield began to focus on measles as a likely cause of the IBD-causing stomach inflammations.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

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