cellulitis

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cellulitis

/ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/ UK
/ˌsɛl.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/ US

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Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s.

noun cellulitides · cellulitises

countable, uncountable An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.

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noun subcutaneous inflammation

Español	celulitis, inflamación celulítica
한국어	봉와직염 bong'wajigyeom, 연조직염 yeonjojigyeom
中文	蜂窩組織炎 /蜂窝组织炎 fēngwōzǔzhīyán, 蜂窩織炎 /蜂窝织炎 fēngwōzhīyán
Português	celulite

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"cellulitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cellulitis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cellulitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cellulitis.

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@misc{cellulitis_2026,
  title = {cellulitis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cellulitis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}