phlogogenicadj.
/ˌfləʊɡə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌflɒɡə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌfloʊɡəˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌflɑɡəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Medicine.
Producing inflammation.
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scaldedc1450
angryc1500
inflammate1583
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fiery1600
blazed1631
in a flame1658
inflammatory1732
phlogistic1732
angered1753
fretful1804
phlogotic1817
phlogosed1830
phlegmatous1854
inflammablea1862
phlogogenic1881
phlogogenous1890
phlogogenetic1891
stormy1899
1881 Lancet 20 Aug. 334/2 This fluid does not act by simple mechanical pressure; since its quantity is sometimes small probably it possesses phlogogenic properties.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1508 Certain species of bacteria..possess in their cell bodies a phlogogenic poison.
1972 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 69 2965/1 The most serious organ involvement in these diseases has been shown to be caused by phlogogenic antigen-antibody complexes.
1975 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 72 1989/1 In vivo it is phlogogenic and causes formation of cutaneous edema and erythema.
2004 Pharmacology 71 120 This is of interest for the strategy of protecting against damage induced by radical species in the pulmonary cell environment, in which they can induce a phlogogenic loop.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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