transitive verb. 1a : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling especially : to make angry. b : to make more heated or violent : intensify insults served only to inflame the feud. 2 : to set on fire : kindle. 3 : to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement a face inflamed with passion.

What does inflamed mean medically?

Listen to pronunciation. (IN-fluh-MAY-shun) Redness, swelling, pain, and/or a feeling of heat in an area of the body. This is a protective reaction to injury, disease, or irritation of the tissues.

What is the inflammed mean?

/ɪnˈfleɪmd/ (of a part of the body) red, painful, and swollen, especially because of infection: an inflamed eye/toe. You should call the doctor if the area around the wound becomes inflamed.