English → Latin
“inflammation” in Latin
īnflammātiōconflagration; inflammationrefrīgerōto cool (off); to chill, to cool; to refreshmītigōto make soft, ripe, or tender; to mitigate, make mild, tame, pacify
The English word inflammation itself goes back to Latin flammō, through inflammatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inflammation
inflammatio (general term). To cause inflammation, inflammationes movere (Cels.): till the inflammation is over, donee inflammatio finiatur (id.): when the inflammation is over, inflammatione finitā (id.): to remove inflammation, inflammationem discutere (Plin.): to lessen inflammation, inflammationem sedare, refrigerare, or mitigare (Plin.).
Of the eyes, oculorum inflammatio; oculorum sicca perturbatio, arida lippitudo (the former in Scribonius, Larg., 32; the latter in Cels., 6, 6, 29, who both use it as an explanation of the Greek ξηροφθαλμία, which later writers also employ as a Latin word).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inflammation?
- The usual Latin words for “inflammation” are īnflammātiō, refrīgerō, mītigō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.