cellulitis

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Scrabble points
12
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17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/
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/ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/ · /ˌsɛl.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/

Definition of cellulitis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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