cellulitis
4
7.5
- noun
- /ˌsɛl.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/
- Specialized
:
celulitis
- The doctor diagnosed her with cellulitis after noticing the swelling and redness on her leg.
- orbital cellulitis
- periorbital cellulitis
- cellulitis and infection
So under our skin would cause something like Cellulitis in our gut, food poisoning in our lung, pneumonia around the lining of our brain would cause meningitis.
- So under our skin would cause something like Cellulitis in our gut, food poisoning in our lung, pneumonia around the lining of our brain would cause meningitis.
Examples
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After the injury, he developed cellulitis, which caused pain and warmth in the affected area.
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Patients with cellulitis often experience symptoms like redness and tenderness around the infection site.
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All 27 patients with cellulitis were successfully treated with medical therapy only.
Academic text (2002) -
I woke up the next morning, and it was apparent that some cellulitis was setting in.
Blog text (7) -
On 5 July, I got cellulitis on my shin from a scratch.
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I thought it looked like cellulitis, but the antibiotic ointment did not help.
Blog text (30) -
Other complications like erythema, cellulitis, and wound infection were comparable in both groups (5%).
Academic text (2007) -
Within a few days, the patient's fever, orbital cellulitis, proptosis, and palatal necrosis had almost resolved.
Academic text (2004) -
Three previously healthy toddlers developed cellulitis (recovered without complications), meningitis (bilateral sensorineural deafness developed), and pneumonia (died).
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
A painful skin infection that makes the skin red, swollen, and often causes fever
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
23
7.5
- Specialized
4
7.5
- Specialized
594
3.1
- Specialized
53
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
cellulitis = cell (semi-transparent) = cellul + itis
Formed from 'cell' + the medical suffix '-itis' (inflammation), so the idea of inflammation related to cells/tissue is recoverable, but the precise clinical sense (a bacterial skin/tissue infection) is not fully predictable for non-medical learners.
Etymology
Cellulitis comes from the old Latin word cellula meaning 'small cell' or 'little room' and the ending -itis meaning 'inflammation', as in arthritis. So cellulitis means an inflammation of the skin and the tissue under it, often with redness, swelling, warmth, and pain.