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Meaning of CELLULITIS

Pronunciation:  `selyu'lItis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
 
 See Also: inflammation, redness, rubor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cel`lu*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. L. cellula + -itis.]
An inflammantion of the cellular or areolar tissue, esp. of
that lying immediately beneath the skin.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Cellulitis is a spreading infection of connective tissues, usually caused by streptococci bacteria.
 

 

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