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Inflammatory vs Polymyositis - What's the difference?

inflammatory | polymyositis |

As nouns the difference between inflammatory and polymyositis

is that inflammatory is any material that causes inflammation while polymyositis is (medicine) an inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles.

As an adjective inflammatory

is tending to inflame or provoke somebody.

inflammatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
  • Causing or caused by inflammation.
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    Noun

    (inflammatories)
  • Any material that causes inflammation

    • polymyositis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polymyositis) (-)
  • (medicine) An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles