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.
The point farthest from the Earth's center is the summit of Chimborazo, in Ecuador, at 6,384 kilometres (3,966.8 mi) from the center of the earth (the peak's elevation in relation to the sea level is 6,268 m (20,564 feet)). This is due to the Earth being an oblate spheroid rather than a perfect sphere.