| 英语单词 | anti-inflammatory |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 美 |
| 中文释义 | adj.抗炎的；消炎的 |
| vocabulary简明 | An anti-inflammatory is an anti-inflammatory drug: a type of medicine that treats swelling and redness. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Inflammation originally meant to be consumed by flames, and these days it usually means a typre of soreness somewhere on your body that is red, feels hot, and and swells up. The anti prefix tells you that this word goes against the root, and anti-inflammatories are drugs that treat or fight against inflammation. If you have a red, swollen ankle, an anti-inflammatory might help. |
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