炎性 yánxìng inflammatory Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 炎 yán noun inflammation (bound form) inflammation; infection; often used as a suffix for medical conditions ending in "-itis"性 xìng affix [-ity] Suffix used after verbs or adjectives to form nouns expressing a state, quality, or scope, similar to English "-ity", "-ness", or "-ism".