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If a person cuts themselves with a knife, the wound may become reddened, swollen, warm, and painful to the touch which are the four characteristics of , the body's response to injury called.

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If a person cuts themselves with a knife, the wound may become reddened, swollen, warm, and painful to the touch which are the four characteristics of , the body's response to injury called.

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The four characteristics you described - redness, swelling, warmth, and pain - are indicative of inflammation, the body's response to injury.

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