celluliticadj.1
/ˌsɛljᵿˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɛljəˈlɪdɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of cellulitis.
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1868 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 41 50 M. Bernutz takes a strong position against those who describe the tumours in question as cellulitic.
1906 Trans. Edinb. Obstetr. Soc. 31 127 Where there is no cellulitic abscess which can be evacuated.
1964 Biogr. Mem. Fellows Royal Soc. 10 40 It [sc. hemolytic streptococcus] played a major rôle in the heavy and tragic mortality of..countless septicaemic and cellulitic conditions resulting from war wounds.
2004 Jrnl. Med. Microbiol. 53 445 The diagnosis was based on the demonstration of capsulated, budding yeast cells in the aspirated material and tissue from the cellulitic lesion.
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celluliticadj.2
/ˌsɛljᵿˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɛljəˈlɪdɪk/ Of the nature of or affected by cellulite.
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1982 L. Carne-Ross & J. W. Gabriel tr. W. Spies Focus on Art 27 What insolence to present to lovers of pretty-bottomed nudes a cellulitic backside [Ger. einen von Zellulitis berstenden Rücken].
1994 Boston Globe 16 Oct. 13/1 If you want to lose 15 pounds in a week, totally revamp your figure, eradicate every last cellulitic bulge, forget it!
2003 Adweek (U.S.) 3 Feb. 46/3 It's..lumpy and cellulitic, especially in those skin-tight red pleather pants.
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