inflammatory

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Ginger is also a potent anti-inflammatory, acting through the same biological mechanism as the COX-2 inhibitors like Vioxx -- but without the deadly side effects.

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  1. adjective Arousing passion or strong emotion, especially anger, belligerence, or desire.
  2. adjective Characterized or caused by inflammation.

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  • It is a powerful anti-inflammatory, anti - spasmodic, reduces muscle tension and blood vessel spasms that can lead to headaches. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Endothelin antagonists have shown anti-inflammatory, antifibrotic, and antiproteinuric effects in experimental studies. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The term Lindstrom used -- "inflammatory" -- is a response to his obvious frustration with the lack of forward motion in storytelling quality in games. —  GameSetWatch
  • It is a popular anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and health restoring agent.
  • How to interpret the values: Foods with positive IF Ratings are considered anti-inflammatory, and those with negative IF Ratings are considered inflammatory. —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
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  1. = French inflammatoire = Spanish inflamatorio = Portuguese inflammatorio = Italian infiammatorio, from Middle Latin as if *inflammatorius, from Latin inflammare, inflame: see inflame.
 

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