อักเสบ
become inflamed
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- 1 become inflamed、be inflamed
- 2 inflamed、-itis (in names of inflammatory conditions)
Describes a wound or part of the body that has become inflamed, often with swelling, redness, warmth, or pain. After the name of a body part or organ, it can also form the name of an inflammatory condition.
become inflamed、be inflamed
Describes a wound or body part becoming or being inflamed.
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แผลนี้เริ่มอักเสบแล้ว phlɛ̌ɛ níi rə̂əm àksèep lɛ́ɛw This wound has started to become inflamed. แผลนี้เริ่มอักเสบแล้ว details
inflamed、-itis (in names of inflammatory conditions)
Follows the name of a body part or organ to describe it as inflamed or to form the name of an inflammatory disease.
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เหงือกอักเสบ ŋʉ̀ak àksèep gingivitis เหงือกอักเสบ details
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หมอบอกว่าเป็นหลอดลมอักเสบ mɔ̌ɔ bɔ̀ɔk wâa pen lɔ̀ɔt lom àksèep The doctor said it was bronchitis. หมอบอกว่าเป็นหลอดลมอักเสบ details
Learning notes
Explanation
อักเสบ is a common, neutral word used in both everyday conversation and medical contexts for inflammation in a wound, tissue, or body part. The usual pattern is “body part or organ + อักเสบ.” For example, คออักเสบ describes an inflamed throat, while ตับอักเสบ is the disease name “hepatitis.” To refer explicitly to inflammation as a noun, Thai commonly uses the nominalized form การอักเสบ.
Usage
Used when discussing an inflamed wound or a painful, swollen body part such as the throat or gums. It is also common in medical consultations, health information, and disease names such as ตับอักเสบ “hepatitis.”
Caution
อักเสบ does not itself mean “infected.” Infection may cause inflammation, but inflammation can also result from injury or irritation. When expressing “there is inflammation” with a noun phrase, มีการอักเสบ is the usual form.
Differences from similar words
1 become inflamed synonyms
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บวม means “to be swollen” and refers to one particular symptom. อักเสบ refers more broadly to inflammation, which may involve swelling, redness, warmth, and pain.
2 inflamed synonyms
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ติดเชื้อ means “infected” and indicates the presence of an infectious agent. อักเสบ means “inflamed” and can describe inflammation caused by infection, injury, irritation, or other factors.