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Inflammation vs Hypersensitivity - What's the difference?

inflammation | hypersensitivity |

As nouns the difference between inflammation and hypersensitivity

is that inflammation is the act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed while hypersensitivity is any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy.

inflammation

English

Noun

(wikipedia inflammation)
  • The act of inflaming]], [[kindle, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.
  • (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.
  • Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * infection

    hypersensitivity

    English

    (wikipedia hypersensitivity)

    Noun

    (hypersensitivities)
  • any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy

    • Derived terms

    * hypersensitivity pneumonitis

    Related terms

    * hypersensitive