cellulitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce cellulitis in British English: UK [ˌseljʊ'laɪtɪs]
How to pronounce cellulitis in American English: US [ˌseljʊ'laɪtɪs]
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- Noun:
- an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
Word Origin
- cellulitis (n.)
- 1832, from Latin cellula, diminutive of cella "cell" (see cell) + -itis "inflammation."
Example
- 1. Systemic antibiotics are reserved for the development of preseptal cellulitis .
- 2. Diabetes predisposes to recurrent cellulitis , independent of obesity .
- 3. Dad sick and the hospital for an examination to be suffering from acute cellulitis .
- 4. Differentiation between orbital vs periorbital cellulitis is crucial .
- 5. Clinical study of fifteen cases of orbital cellulitis .