cellulitis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain

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Cel`lu*li"tis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. cellula + -itis.
Definitions
  1. An inflammantion of the cellular or areolar tissue, esp. of that lying immediately beneath the skin.

Webster 1913