cellulitis

[sel-yuh-lahy-tis] Origin

cel·lu·li·tis

[sel-yuh-lahy-tis]
noun Pathology.
inflammation of cellular tissue.

Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to cellul(a) (see cellular) + -itis -itis
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cellulitis (ˌsɛljʊˈlaɪtɪs)
 
n
inflammation of any of the tissues of the body, characterized by fever, pain, swelling, and redness of the affected area
 
[C19: from Latin cellulacellule + -itis]

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Word Origin & History

cellulitis
1861, from Mod.L., from L. cellula, dim. of cella "cell" (see cell) + -itis.
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Medical Dictionary

cellulitis cel·lu·li·tis (sěl'yə-lī'tĭs)
n.
A spreading inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue.

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