cellulite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.

/ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/ /ˌ-liːt/ /ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/ /ˌ-lit/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cellulite.wav

cellulite cellulites

Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.

adiposis edematosa dermopanniculosis deformans status protrusus cutis gynoid lipodystrophy orange peel syndrome

cellulitis

anticellulite cellulitic

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