"cellulitis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛl.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cellulitis.wav Forms: cellulitides [plural], cellulitises [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪtɪs Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la-new|cellulitis}} Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis, {{surf|en|cellule|-itis}} By surface analysis, cellule + -itis, {{doublet|en|cellulite}} Doublet of cellulite, {{etydate|1840s}} First attested in the 1840s Head templates: {{en-noun|~|cellulitides,+}} cellulitis (countable and uncountable, plural cellulitides or cellulitises)
  1. (pathology) An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: adenocellulitis, pseudocellulitis Related terms: cellulite Translations (subcutaneous inflammation): 봉와직염 (bong'wajigyeom) (alt: 蜂窩織炎) (Korean), 연조직염 (yeonjojigyeom) (alt: 軟組織炎) (Korean), celulite [feminine] (Portuguese), celulitis [feminine] (Spanish), inflamación celulítica [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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