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.
S1 E16 â Fat Cat. Knickknack is throwing a Fat Cat board game tournament but, on the day of the tournament, Candace steals all their Kitty Cash. Jarvis and the gang have to somehow get their cash out of a bank vault before the t... (more) Filters.