Inflammation is defined as the body's immune system response to an irritant, which can include germs, foreign objects, chemicals, or radiation.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)
  In brief: What is an inflammation? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI - NIH

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• In brief: What is an inflammation? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) via serper

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• immune system concept
• inflammation concept