Hypernyms for "inflammation"
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                    adenitis
                    alveolitis
                    angiitis
                    aortitis
                    appendicitis
                    arteritis
                    balanitis
                    balanoposthitis
                    blepharitis
                    bursitis
                    carditis
                    catarrh
                    cellulitis
                    cephalitis
                    cervicitis
                    cheilitis
                    cholangitis
                    cholecystitis
                    chorditis
                    colitis
                    colpitis
                    colpocystitis
                    conjunctivitis
                    corditis
                    coryza
                    costochondritis
                    dacryocystitis
                    diverticulitis
                    dry socket
                    encephalitis
                    encephalomyelitis
                    endarteritis
                    endocervicitis
                    endometritis
                    enteritis
                    epicondylitis
                    epididymitis
                    epiglottitis
                    episcleritis
                    esophagitis
                    fever pitch
                    fibromyositis
                    fibrositis
                    folliculitis
                    founder
                    funiculitis
                    gastritis
                    glossitis
                    hydrarthrosis
                    ileitis
                    inflammatory bowel disease
                    iridocyclitis
                    iridokeratitis
                    iritis
                    jejunitis
                    jejunoileitis
                    keratitis
                    keratoconjunctivitis
                    keratoiritis
                    keratoscleritis
                    laminitis
                    laryngitis
                    laryngopharyngitis
                    laryngotracheobronchitis
                    lymphadenitis
                    lymphangitis
                    mastitis
                    mastoiditis
                    metritis
                    myelitis
                    myometritis
                    myositis
                    neuritis
                    oesophagitis
                    oophoritis
                    orchitis
                    osteitis
                    otitis
                    ovaritis
                    pancreatitis
                    parametritis
                    parotitis
                    peritoneal inflammation
                    peritonitis
                    phalangitis
                    phlebitis
                    phrenitis
                    pinkeye
                    pneumonitis
                    posthitis
                    proctitis
                    prostatitis
                    rachitis
                    radiculitis
                    retinitis
                    rhinitis
                    salpingitis
                    scleritis
                    sensation
                    shin splints
                    sialadenitis
                    sinusitis
                    splenitis
                    spondylitis
                    stomatitis
                    synovitis
                    tarsitis
                    tendinitis
                    tendonitis
                    tenonitis
                    thyroiditis
                    tonsillitis
                    tracheitis
                    tracheobronchitis
                    tympanitis
                    ulitis
                    ureteritis
                    uveitis
                    uvulitis
                    vaginitis
                    valvulitis
                    vasculitis
                    vasovesiculitis
                    vesiculitis
                    vulvitis
                    vulvovaginitis
            
    What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.