proinflammatory
English
Etymology
pro- + inflammatory
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): ˌpɹowɪnˈflæməˌtɔɹi
Adjective
proinflammatory (comparative more proinflammatory, superlative most proinflammatory)
- (biology) Producing or promoting inflammation.
Antonyms
- antiinflammatory
Noun
proinflammatory (plural proinflammatories)
- (medicine, rare) An inflammatory substance.
- 1999, Eugene R. Zampieron and 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... "
- 1999, Eugene R. Zampieron and Ellen Kamhi, Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Arthritis , →ISBN, page 30: