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cel⋅lu⋅li⋅tis

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

Origin:
1860–65; < NL, equiv. to cellul(a) (see cellular ) + -itis -itis
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cel·lu·li·tis   (sěl'yə-lī'tĭs)   
n.  A spreading inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue.

[cellul(e) + -itis.]
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Main Entry: cel·lu·li·tis
Pronunciation: "sel-y&-'lIt-&s
Function: noun
: diffuse and especially subcutaneous inflammation ofconnective tissue
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cellulitis cel·lu·li·tis (sěl'yə-lī'tĭs)
n.
A spreading inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue.

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