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inflamado

inflamed, swollen

adjective een-flah-MAH-doh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

impassioned

Usage Note

Inflamado is the past participle of inflamar used as an adjective, describing either a physically swollen or irritated body part or a figuratively passionate state. In medical contexts, tejido inflamado means inflamed tissue. The related noun is inflamación, and the condition is treated with antiinflamatorios (anti-inflammatories). The feminine form is inflamada.

Examples

"Tenía la rodilla inflamada después del partido."

Natural Translation

Her knee was swollen after the game.

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