cellulitis

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule +‎ -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛl.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪtɪs
• Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧li‧tis

Noun

cellulitis (countable and uncountable, plural cellulitides or cellulitises)

1. (pathology) An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.

Derived terms

• adenocellulitis
• pseudocellulitis

Related terms

• cellulite

Translations

subcutaneous inflammation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蜂窩組織炎 / 蜂窝组织炎 (fēngwōzǔzhīyán), 蜂窩織炎 / 蜂窝织炎 (zh) (fēngwōzhīyán) (short form)

• Dutch: cellulitis (nl) f
• Finnish: selluliitti (fi)
• Korean: 봉와직염(蜂窩織炎) (bong'wajigyeom), 연조직염(軟組織炎) (yeonjojigyeom)
• Polish: zapalenie tkanki łącznej n, cellulitis (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: celulite f
• Spanish: celulitis f, inflamación celulítica f

Further reading

• “cellulitis”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “cellulitis”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• “cellulitis”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “cellulitis”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “cellulitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “cellulitis, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Danish

Etymology

From New Latin cellula +‎ -itis.

Noun

cellulitis c (singular definite cellulitissen, not used in plural form)

1. cellulite

   Synonym: appelsinhud

2. (pathology) cellulitis

Declension

Declension of cellulitis

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	cellulitis	cellulitissen
genitive	cellulitiss	cellulitissens

References

• “cellulitis” in Den Danske Ordbog

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English cellulitis, German Zellulitis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɛ.luˈli.tis/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: ce‧lu‧li‧tis

Noun

cellulitis m inan

1. (pathology) cellulitis
2. (pathology, informal, sometimes proscribed) cellulite

   Synonyms: cellulit, skórka pomarańczowa

   • 1978, Bogusława Wydmuchowa, Ewa zawsze młoda, Warsaw: Zakład Wydawnictw CZSR, page 42:

     Wystarczy zresztą rozejrzeć się uważnie wśród kobiet, korzystających z plaży, aby co najmniej u połowy z nich — niekiedy jeszcze bardzo młodych — dostrzec początki cellulitisu.

     You only need to look closely at the women enjoying the beach to spot the beginnings of cellulite in at least half of them — some of them still very young.

   • 1996 October, Zdrowie: uroda i życie, volume 10, number 97, page 47:

     Jeszcze kilka lat temu sądzono, że walka z cellulitisem jest niemożliwa. Dziś wiadomo, że można skutecznie i zapobiegać i usuwać ten stan.

     Just a few years ago, combatting cellulite was thought impossible. Today we know this condition can be effectively prevented and treated.

   • 2015, Natasza Socha, Rosół z kury domowej, Bielsko-Biała: Wydawnictwo Pascal, page 215:

     Ma podwójny podbrodek, rozłożyste biodra, cellulitis, zapadnięte oczy, na dodatek piekielnie krótkie nogi, wiszące piersi, ocierające się o siebie uda i całe mnóstwo innych rzeczy, o których piszą w prasie kobiecej i radzą, jak się tego pozbyć.

     She has a double chin, broad hips, cellulite, sunken eyes, not to mention incredibly short legs, saggy breasts, thighs that chafe against one another and a whole host of other things that women's magazines write about and offer advice on how to get rid of.

Usage notes

Often indeclinable.

Declension

Declension of cellulitis

	singular
nominative	cellulitis
genitive	cellulitisu
dative	cellulitisowi
accusative	cellulitis
instrumental	cellulitisem
locative	cellulitisie
vocative	cellulitisie

Further reading

• “cellulitis”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “cellulitis”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)