Medical Definition of Inflammatory response

1. A part of innate immunity. Inflammation occurs when tissues are injured by viruses, bacteria, trauma, chemicals, heat, cold or any other harmful stimulus. Chemicals including bradykinin, histamine, serotonin and others are released by specialised cells. These chemicals attract tissue macrophages and white blood cells to localise in an area to engulf (phagocytize) and destroy foreign substances. A byproduct of this activity is the formation of pus--a combination of white blood cells, bacteria and foreign debris. The chemical mediators released during the inflammatory response give rise to the typical findings associated with inflammation. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inflammatory Response

inflammatorily
inflammatory
inflammatory bowel disease
inflammatory bowel diseases
inflammatory carcinoma
inflammatory corpuscle
inflammatory disease
inflammatory gallbladder disease
inflammatory lymph
inflammatory macrophage
inflammatory oedema
inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
inflammatory polyp
inflammatory pseudotumour
inflammatory response (current term)
inflammatory rheumatism
inflammed
inflatability
inflatable
inflatable cushion
inflatable implant
inflatable splint
inflatables
inflate
inflated
inflater
inflaters
inflates
inflating

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