cellulite

noun

cellulite

noun

UK /ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/ · US /ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/

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

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

Derived terms: anticellulite, cellulitic
Related terms: cellulitis

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