Inflames

"Inflames" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Because it inflames upper-airway tissues, smoking often leads to obstructive sleep apnoea. Alcohol and sedatives can worsen apnoea as well; acting as muscle relaxants, they make the airway smaller.

Butter inflames my arthritis.

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