inflammation-a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat.. redness, swelling, and fever in a local area of the body, often with pain and disturbed function, in reaction to an infection or to a physical or chemical injury. 2. the act or fact of inflaming. 3. the state of being inflamed.
Farthest North- Alaska. Farthest East-This is not easy to answer. On a map of the USA, Maine would seem to be the farthest east.
Due to the bulge of earth at the Equator, the peak of Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo (20,700 feet or 6,310 meters) is the point farthest from the center of the Earth. Thus, the mountain claims the title of being the highest point on Earth (although Mt. Everest is still the highest point above sea level).