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Webster 1913 Edition


Cellulitis


Celˊlu-li′tis

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
cellula
+
-itis
.]
An inflammantion of the cellular or areolar tissue, esp. of that lying immediately beneath the skin.

Definition 2024


cellulitis

cellulitis

English

Noun

cellulitis (countable and uncountable, plural cellulitides or cellulitises)

  1. An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection