pro-inflammatory
- adjective
- /proʊˌɪnfləˈmætəri/
- Specialized
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proinflamatorio
- Certain processed foods are known to be pro-inflammatory and can aggravate chronic diseases.
It causes our adipocytes, so our fat cells to release pro inflammatory compounds, pro inflammatory cytokines.
- It causes our adipocytes, so our fat cells to release pro inflammatory compounds, pro inflammatory cytokines.
Examples
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Eating a diet high in sugar can lead to a pro-inflammatory response in the body.
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It causes our adipocytes, so our fat cells to release pro inflammatory compounds, pro inflammatory cytokines.
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Part of that is because of the low grade inflammation that it's a pro inflammatory state way of exercise.
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Stress can trigger a pro-inflammatory reaction that negatively impacts overall health.
Synonyms
21
6.8
Causing swelling, redness, and pain in a part of the body
1
7.4
Causing swelling, pain, or redness in body tissues
Antonyms
How Inflammatory
- Specialized
21
6.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
pro-inflammatory = inflammatory (transparent) = pro + inflamm + atory
The prefix 'pro-' straightforwardly means 'promoting' or 'favoring', so 'pro-inflammatory' is directly understandable as promoting inflammation if 'inflammatory' is known.
Etymology
Pro-inflammatory combines pro- meaning 'for' and inflame meaning 'to cause heat or swelling'. So something pro-inflammatory tends to cause or increase inflammation in the body.