cellulitis
An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infectionAn inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
» I have cellulitis.
Ich habe Zellulitis. — MUIRIEL
У меня целлюлит. — Selena777
zumley · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
- an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
Examples
1 sentencesTranslations
3 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. DoubletLearned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s.
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Forms
plural: cellulitides / cellulitises| Singular | cellulitis |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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