Inflammation vs. Infection

Inflammationnoun

The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.

Inflammationnoun

The state of being inflamed

Inflammationnoun

(symptom) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.

Inflammationnoun

(archaic) Violent excitement

Inflammationnoun

The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.

Inflammationnoun

A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with tenderness, heat and pain. It may be caused by exposure to any number of injurious agents.

Inflammationnoun

Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.

Inflammationnoun

a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

Inflammationnoun

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up;

Inflammationnoun

arousal to violent emotion

Inflammationnoun

the act of setting on fire or catching fire

Inflammation

Inflammation (from Latin: inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators. The function of inflammation is to eliminate the initial cause of cell injury, clear out necrotic cells and tissues damaged from the original insult and the inflammatory process, and initiate tissue repair.

Infectionnoun

(pathology) The act or process of infecting.

Infectionnoun

An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

Infectionnoun

The act or process of infecting.

Infectionnoun

That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.

Infectionnoun

The state of being infected; the condition of suffering from an infectious disease; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.

Infectionnoun

That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.

Infectionnoun

Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.

Infectionnoun

Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.

Infectionnoun

A localized area of tissue which is inflamed by growth of microorganisms; as, he has an infection in his finger.

Infectionnoun

the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Infectionnoun

(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

Infectionnoun

(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

Infectionnoun

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

Infectionnoun

the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people;

Infectionnoun

moral corruption or contamination;

Infectionnoun

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

Infection

An infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection.