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):(file)
    • 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.

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    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

    Polish

    Etymology

    Internationalism; compare English cellulitis, German Zellulitis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡sɛ.luˈli.tis/
    • Audio:(file)
    • 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 cellulitis, cellulitisu
    dative cellulitis, cellulitisowi
    accusative cellulitis
    instrumental cellulitis, cellulitisem
    locative cellulitis, cellulitisie
    vocative cellulitis, 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)
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