burning vs inflammation

burning and inflammation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burning	Yes	Yes	No	No
inflammation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inflammation is a hyponym of burning; that is, inflammation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burning:

Other hyponyms of burning include arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, firing, ignition, kindling, lighting, incineration.

burning (noun)	inflammation (noun)
the act of burning something	arousal to violent emotion
execution by electricity	the act of setting something on fire
execution by fire	a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

burning (adjective)	inflammation (adjective)
of immediate import