Inflammation is a process by which the body's white blood cells and substances they produce protect us from infection with foreign organisms, such as bacteria and viruses.rthritis is a general term that describes inflammation in the joints. Some types of arthritis associated with inflammation include the following: 1  Rheumatoid arthritis.
irritant. adjective irritation, nuisance, annoyance, pain (informal), drag (informal), tease, pest, provocation, gall, goad, aggravation (informal), pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo informal), thorn in your flesh He said the issue was not a major irritant.noun.rÂ·riÂ·tant. adj. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation. n. A source of irritation: tobacco smoke, a common eye irritant.
2 having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning ancient oracles typically uttered inscrutable prophecies that could be interpreted almost any way one chose Synonyms of inscrutable ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, Delphic, double-edged, elliptical (or elliptic), enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, fuliginous, obscure, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult, opaque Words Related to inscrutable abstruse, esoteric, recondite; cloaked, concealed, disguised, masked ...