noun
cellulitis
Cellulitis (noun) means an inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
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An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s.
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"cellulitis" (noun) means an inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.