symptoms of disease
type: Concept
narrower: inflammation

serositis
type: Concept
broader: inflammation

rashes
type: Concept
broader: inflammation

tenosynovitis
type: Concept
broader: inflammation

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: inflammation

abscess
type: Concept
broader: inflammation

suppuration
type: Concept
broader: inflammation

granuloma
type: Concept
broader: inflammation

inflammation
narrower: serositis
narrower: tenosynovitis
narrower: abscess
narrower: suppuration
narrower: granuloma
narrower: rashes
type: Concept
definition: Obese organisms have higher levels of inflammation-associated messengers. As researchers investigated where these signals originated and their relation to increasing body weight, they discovered that the accumulation of excess fat tissue leads to the recruitment of immune cells into the tissue. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Inflammation]
broader: symptoms of disease