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Historical Survey of Definitions and Concepts of Inflammation

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Inflammation

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 50 / 1))

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The Egyptian medical texts had a number of terms, apparently referring to inflammatory conditions, which were all derived from the hieroglyphic for “fire”. According to Blersch (1973) they had terms which distinguished local from generalised inflammation, and regarded the condition as a superficial heating arising from outside the body, and not internally generated.

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    John R. Vane

  2. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 14.100, São Paulo, Brazil

    Sergio H. Ferreira

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Smith, S.E. (1978). Historical Survey of Definitions and Concepts of Inflammation. In: Vane, J.R., Ferreira, S.H. (eds) Inflammation. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 50 / 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66888-3_1

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