proinflammatory

English

Alternative forms

pro-inflammatory

Etymology

pro- +‎ inflammatory

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoʊ.ɪnˈflæm.əˌtɔɹ.i/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊ.ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɹi/

Adjective

proinflammatory (comparative more proinflammatory, superlative most proinflammatory)

(biology) Producing or promoting inflammation.
Antonym: anti-inflammatory

Translations

producing or promoting inflammation

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German: proinflammatorisch
Hungarian: proinflammatorikus, gyulladáskeltő
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Spanish: proinflamatorio

Noun

proinflammatory (plural proinflammatories)

(medicine, rare) An inflammatory substance.
- 1999, Eugene R. Zampieron, Ellen Kamhi, Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Arthritis‎, →ISBN, page 30:
  "The second wave of proinflammatories (or chemotactic factors) are released to activate white blood cells so they can begin attacking pathogens... "

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