proinflammatory

• pro-inflammatory

From pro- + inflammatory.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoʊ.ɪnˈflæm.əˌtɔɹ.i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊ.ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɹi/

proinflammatory (comparative more proinflammatory, superlative most proinflammatory)

1. (biology) Producing or promoting inflammation.

   Antonym: anti-inflammatory

proinflammatory (plural proinflammatories)

1. (medicine, rare) An inflammatory substance.
   • 1999, Eugene R. Zampieron, Ellen Kamhi, Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Arthritis‎^[1], →ISBN, page 30:

     "The second wave of proinflammatories (or chemotactic factors) are released to activate white blood cells so they can begin attacking pathogens... "