Inflammatory Response Vocabulary

noun a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

• The patient's blood tests showed high levels of inflammation in their body.
• My ankle is swollen and red, must be some inflammation going on.
• I can't believe how much inflammation I have after that workout, it's killing me.
• The inflammation of rumors spread quickly throughout the small town.

noun a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight off infections by engulfing and destroying bacteria and other pathogens

• Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that play a key role in the body's immune response.
• Neutrophils are like the body's first line of defense against infections.
• Neutrophils are the fighters in our blood that go after the bad guys.
• Think of neutrophils as the soldiers of the immune system, always ready to protect against invaders.

noun A type of cell that is capable of destroying neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell involved in the immune response.

• The neutrophil-killer compound was found to be effective in reducing inflammation.
• They're testing out this new neutrophil-killer drug to see if it works.
• That neutrophil-killer treatment is supposed to be the bomb.
• Her sharp wit was like a neutrophil-killer, shutting down any argument in its tracks.