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Inflammation of the lymphatic glands; -- called also lymphitis.

Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels. [Written also lymphangitis.]

Inflammation of the breast.

Inflammation in the mastoid process of the temporal bone.

Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord. Cerebro-spinal meningitis. See under Cerebro-spinal.

Inflammation of the womb.

lk leg (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue. -- Milk meats, food made from milk, as butter and cheese. [Obs.] Bailey. -- Milk mi…

a (Myzantha garrula). Miner's elbow (Med.), a swelling on the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so called because of frequent occurrence in miners. -- Miner's inch, in hydraulic mining, the amount of water flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a hole one inch i…

ane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter. Dunglison.

A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.

g brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger.

Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.

Inflammation of the myocardium.

Inflammation of the muscles.

Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.

An inflammation of the kidneys.

Inflammation of a nerve.

An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball.

Inflammation of the testicles.

Inflammation of bone.