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.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  freshness, novelty(noun) originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel. 2  novelty, freshness(noun) originality by virtue of being new and surprising. 3  knickknack, novelty(noun) a small inexpensive mass-produced article.