Low-grade but persistent inflammation is also thought to contribute to the progression of fibrosis in cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Indeed, in many fibrotic disorders, a persistent inflammatory trigger is crucial to the activation of the wound-healing program that leads to fibrosis.
Knickknacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use. Knickknacks filled three display cases and covered all the table tops. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary.
1 an opinion, view, or belief:That's his notion, not mine. 2  conception or idea:his notion of democracy. 3  a fanciful or foolish idea; whim:She had a notion to swim in the winter. 4  an ingenious article, device, or contrivance; knickknack.ee-nota-. 1  an idea or view, esp. one's own view:His notion of comfort meant comfortable shoes. 2  a foolish idea; whim:had some weird notion about space creatures. 3  notions, [plural] small articles, as buttons, thread, or ribbon, displayed together for sale.