"proinflammatory" meaning in English

See proinflammatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɹoʊ.ɪnˈflæm.əˌtɔɹ.i/ [General-American], /ˌpɹəʊ.ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more proinflammatory [comparative], most proinflammatory [superlative], pro-inflammatory [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English pro- English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory English proinflammatory From pro- + inflammatory. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pro-|inflammatory|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pro- English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory English proinflammatory From pro- + inflammatory. Head templates: {{en-adj}} proinflammatory (comparative more proinflammatory, superlative most proinflammatory)
  1. (biology) Producing or promoting inflammation. Translations (producing or promoting inflammation): pro-inflammatoire (French), proinflammatorisch (German), proinflammatorikus (Hungarian), gyulladáskeltő (Hungarian), провоспали́тельный (provospalítelʹnyj) (Russian), proinflamatorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-proinflammatory-en-adj-PGWEspho Categories (other): Biology, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pro-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹoʊ.ɪnˈflæm.əˌtɔɹ.i/ [General-American], /ˌpɹəʊ.ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: proinflammatories [plural], pro-inflammatory [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English pro- English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory English proinflammatory From pro- + inflammatory. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pro-|inflammatory|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pro- English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory English proinflammatory From pro- + inflammatory. Head templates: {{en-noun}} proinflammatory (plural proinflammatories)
  1. (medicine, rare) An inflammatory substance. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-proinflammatory-en-noun-okP04HuE Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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