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cellulitis

/sel-yuh-lahy-tis/US // ˌsɛl yəˈlaɪ tɪs //UK // (ˌsɛljʊˈlaɪtɪs) //

蜂窝组织炎,蜂窝织炎,蜂窝性组织炎,蜂窝织品炎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : inflammation of cellular tissue.

Examples

  • It usually subsides under hot fomentations, but suppuration and even cellulitis of the orbit have been known to occur.

  • The cellulitis, also, may develop at some distance from the seat of inoculation, the organisms having travelled by the lymphatics.

  • Cellulitis of the forearm is usually a sequel to one of the deeper varieties of whitlow.

  • It may become purulent as a result of infection, and this may be the starting-point of lymphangitis or cellulitis.

  • The great thickening of the scalp in the region of the wound shows a marked cellulitis.