cellulitis
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/
The English word “cellulitis” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s.
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