chronic inflammation

collocation in English

meaningsofchronicandinflammation

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chronic
adjective
uk
/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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inflammation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɪn.fləˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.fləˈmeɪ.ʃən/
a red, painful, and often swollen area in or on a part of ...
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(Definition ofchronicandinflammationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Constitutive chemokines provide the link between lymphoid neogenesis andchronicinflammation.
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The characteristic histopathological feature was a meningo-encephalitis which was characterized by involvement of the meninges and brain by foci of subacute/chronicinflammation.
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Chronicinflammationleads to lung failure.
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Well-characterised cellular and molecular processes involved inchronicinflammationare involved in the further progression of the atherosclerotic lesion, and its destabilisation and rupture.
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Telomeres shorten in human liver with aging andchronicinflammation.
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Severe trichuriasis has also been associated with anaemia probably due tochronicinflammationand to iron deficiency.
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Both acute andchronicinflammationare characterised by an initial infiltration of neutrophils, followed by a more sustained influx of mononuclear cells.
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The molecular mechanisms controlling the switch from acute tochronicinflammationare becoming clearer.
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Stereotactically guided needle core biopsies taken from the center and four points around the treated tumor showedchronicinflammationand fat necrosis.
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This prolonged period of activation leads tochronicinflammationwhich inexorably damages several organs.
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Chronicinflammationis characterized primarily by its persistence and lack of clear resolution.
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Over the last decade, there has been increasing general interest in investigation of the interactions between host mucosal cells and microorganisms that lead to acute and/orchronicinflammation.
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Endocrine changes andchronicinflammationassociated with aging and obesity are important in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases associated with obesity.
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However, when acute inflammation is not resolved,chronicinflammationensues and results in excessive tissue remodelling, genetic alterations as a result of oxidative stress and loss of normal tissue architecture.
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These epidemiological studies indicate that selectively inhibiting alternative molecules that mediate the pro-tumourigenic effects ofchronicinflammationmight be more efficacious and less toxic, as outlined below.
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These observations suggest that either reducingchronicinflammationitself or blocking the action of pro-inflammatory molecules could lower the risk of developing certain types of cancer.
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Fasciola hepatica infection may produce achronicinflammationof liver, increasing the risk of developing post-inflammatory fibrosis, as results show.
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This is a mildchronicinflammationof the external ear canal leading from the ear drum to the outer ear.
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Arachnoiditis is an uncommon condition which is characterised bychronicinflammationand thickening of the sub-arachnoid space, which covers and protects the brain and spinal cord.
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