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Inflammatory Disorder
An infectious or non infectious disorder characterized by signs and symptoms derived from focal or extensive tissue infiltration by acute (e.g., polymorphonuclear) or chronic (e.g., lymphocytic-plasmacytic) inflammatory cells. Representative examples of infectious disorders include viral infections, bacterial infections, and parasitic infections. Representative examples of non-infectious inflammatory disorders include inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory polyps. (NCI Thesaurus)
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