Inflammatory /(?)/

In·flam·ma·to·ry

Inflammatory

a.
  1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.
  2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications.
  3. Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease. (Med.)

Phrases & Compounds

Inflammatory crust
Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy.
Inflammatory fever
a variety of fever due to inflammation.