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
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.
Rhymes for cellulitis
itis
gastritis
sinusitis
hepatitis
arthritis
dermatitis
laryngitis
bronchitis
meningitis
peritonitis
tonsillitis
appendicitis
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What is the meaning of cellulitis?
"cellulitis" (noun) means an inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
