It is protective local response of living tissue to injury, designed to rid both the initial cause of cell injury (e.g., microbes, toxins) and the consequences of such injury (e.g., necrotic cells and tissues).
Inflammation may be acute or chronic, depending on the nature of the stimulus and the effectiveness of the initial reaction in eliminating the stimulus / damaged tissues
Is inflammation of rapid onset (typically minutes), of short duration, characterized by emigration of predominantly neutrophils, and exudation of fluid and plasma proteins (edema).