Cellulitis Definition

sĕlyə-lītĭs
noun
An inflammation of connective tissue, esp. of subcutaneous tissue.
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Other Word Forms of Cellulitis

Noun

Singular:
cellulitis
Plural:
cellulitides

Origin of Cellulitis

  • cellul(e) –itis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cellulitis Sentence Examples

  • I'm a home health nurse treating a patient who had cellulitis with ulcerations to bilateral lower extremities.

  • While neutropenic, one patient developed cellulitis that resolved after hospitalization (see 4.4 and 4.5 ).

  • Patients face repeat infection An extraordinary three percent of people admitted to hospital have an infection called cellulitis.

  • Lymphoedema sufferers were prone to the skin infection cellulitis, for which they had to be monitored.

  • Cellulitis can spread in the skin and involve the lymphatic system causing lymphangitis.

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Words Starting With

CCECEL

Words Ending With

SISTIS

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Words Starting With C and Ending With S

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