cellulitis
The origin and history of cellulitis.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. On the surface it can be analysed as cellule + -itis. It is a doublet of cellulite and was first recorded in the 1840s.
The origin and history of cellulitis.
A learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. On the surface it can be analysed as cellule + -itis. It is a doublet of cellulite and was first recorded in the 1840s.
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