inflammatory disease
English Thesaurus
1. a disease characterized by inflammation (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disease, |
| definition | : | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | nec, necrotizing enterocolitis, |
| definition | : | an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pelvic inflammatory disease, pid, |
| definition | : | inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | empyema, |
| definition | : | a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pleurisy, |
| definition | : | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pyelitis, |
| definition | : | inflammation of the renal pelvis (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | angina, |
| definition | : | any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | arthritis, |
| definition | : | inflammation of a joint or joints (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acne, |
| definition | : | an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones (noun.state) |
| part holonym | : | inflammation, redness, rubor, |
| definition | : | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat (noun.state) |
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