noninflammatory
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˌɪnfləˈmætəri/
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no inflamatorio
- Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a noninflammatory, nonatherosclerotic arterial disease that is most commonly seen in women.
Examples
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Fibromuscular dysplasia is a noninflammatory disease affecting the arteries without causing swelling.
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Inappropriate referrals included patients with primary fibromyalgia, noninflammatory osteoarthritis, soft tissue rheumatism, or mechanical low-back pain.
Academic text (2003) -
Normal iNKT cell frequency predicts noninflammatory causes of joint pain 165.
Blog text (11) -
Doctors often rule out noninflammatory conditions when diagnosing chronic joint pain.
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Physical therapists may focus on noninflammatory factors when treating patients with persistent discomfort.
Antonyms
How Inflammatory
- Specialized
1
7.4
- Specialized
21
6.8
- Specialized
1
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
noninflammatory = inflammatory (transparent) = non + inflammation + ary
The adjective 'inflammatory' is a standard adjective meaning 'causing inflammation', and the prefix 'non-' straightforwardly negates it; learners who know 'inflammatory' will readily understand 'noninflammatory'.
Etymology
Noninflammatory is formed from non- meaning 'not' and inflammatory, which comes from inflame meaning 'to set on fire' and was used for the red, hot, swollen parts the body can get. So noninflammatory means 'not causing or involving that red and swollen reaction'.